Early County had won two straight home games and Devonis Lee did his part to make it three on Friday. The Early County Bobcats took down the Pelham Hornets 36-22 thanks in part to Lee, who rushed for 128 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. Those 128 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Lee was just one part of a punishing run game: Early County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 322 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Despite the loss, Pelham still got an impressive performance from Parnell Yates, who rushed for 155 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
Early County has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Pelham, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-6.
Early County wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 48-16 win against Mitchell County on the 25th. As for Pelham, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 49-21 defeat against Miller County on the 25th.
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