The Kemper County Wildcats will square off against the Magee Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Kemper County sitting on four straight victories and Magee on ten.
Kemper County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 41-22 win over Perry Central. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 49th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 138th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Kemper County's victory came down to the chemistry between Kendetryon Backstrom and his top target Al'Javion Gordon. Backstrom rushed for 93 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries while Gordon gained 201 total yards and three touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Backstrom has posted since back in September.
Kemper County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in eight consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Magee was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Franklin County 39-7. Considering the Trojans have won four contests by more than 24 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Kemper County's win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 44.6 points per game. As for Magee, their victory bumped their record up to 10-0.
Kemper County was taken down by Magee 51-12 when the teams last played back in September of 2019. Thankfully for Kemper County, Chandler Pittman (who threw for 261 yards and four touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 146 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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