It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Appling County had no problem doing just that on Friday. They snuck past the Crisp County Cougars with a 17-12 victory. The Pirates have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Cougars, too.
Despite the loss, Crisp County still got an impressive performance from Deshaun Fedd, who picked up 172 receiving yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Hagan Slimp, who threw for 222 yards and a touchdown on only 19 passes.
Appling County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.9 points per game. As for Crisp County, their record now sits at 3-8.
Appling County will square off against Carver at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Carver's defense has only allowed 10.8 points per game this season, so Appling County's offense will have their work cut out for them. Crisp County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
