Murray County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They were beaten by the Rockmart Yellowjackets 72-0. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 440th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 143rd).
Aadarian Samples was a one-man wrecking crew for Rockmart as he picked up 83 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Samples got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 73 yards. Another player making a difference was Nate Davis, who rushed for 21 yards and two touchdowns.
Murray County's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Rockmart, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Murray County will square off against Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Rockmart, they will take on North Murray at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Rockmart is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30 points per game this season.
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