Southeast Lauderdale hasn't had much luck against Kemper County recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers takes on the Kemper County Wildcats at 7:00 p.m.
Southeast Lauderdale's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Noxubee County on Friday. They took a blow against the Tigers, falling 52-0. Having soared to a lofty 38 points in the game before, Southeast Lauderdale's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Kemper County didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Enterprise on Friday, but they still walked away with a 25-21 win. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 159th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Southeast Lauderdale's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Kemper County, they pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Southeast Lauderdale was dealt a bruising 52-12 defeat at the hands of Kemper County in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kemper County's Kendetryon Backstrom, who threw for 185 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 passes, and also rushed for 36 yards. Now that Southeast Lauderdale knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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