The Kemper Academy Rams will head out on the road to take on the Calhoun Academy Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Kemper Academy is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Kemper Academy will head into Friday's contest out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They lost 34-14 to Park Place Christian Academy.
Meanwhile, Calhoun Academy is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Lee Academy. Calhoun Academy took a 36-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lee Academy.
Despite their defeat, Calhoun Academy saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Layton Logan, who rushed for 60 yards and two touchdowns, was perhaps the best of all. The team also got some help courtesy of Carsen Stegall, who rushed for 117 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Calhoun Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 174 rushing yards in six consecutive matches.
Kemper Academy's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Calhoun Academy, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Kemper Academy took a serious blow against Calhoun Academy in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 54-14. Thankfully for Kemper Academy, Coley Denton (who rushed for 125 yards and four touchdowns on only five carries, and also threw for six yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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