Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Clinch County). They walked away with a 52-43 win over the Turner County Titans on Friday. With that victory, the Panthers brought their scoring average up to 26.8 points per game.
Aaron Bryant was his usual excellent self, rushing for 237 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry. Those 237 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Xavion Johnson, who rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries.
Clinch County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 405 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Clinch County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Malik Mcnair, Travis Miller, and Blaze Small picked up one apiece.
Despite the loss, Turner County still got an impressive performance from Cedric Hillmon, who threw for 296 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt. Curtis Grant helped Hillmon out on the ground, rushing for 39 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 64 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Clinch County's win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for Turner County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-8.
Clinch County didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 26-0 victory against Lanier County on the 1st. Turner County has also already played their next contest, a 48-39 defeat against Charlton County on the 1st.
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