On Friday, King Academy faced Laurens Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The King Academy Knights took a 40-26 bruising from the Laurens Academy Crusaders. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Knights of the 52-36 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
Garrett Murphy was his usual excellent self, rushing for 277 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.6 yards per carry, and also picking up 51 receiving yards for Laurens Academy. With that strong performance, Murphy is now averaging an impressive 2.2 rushing touchdowns per game.
King Academy's defeat was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Laurens Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
King Academy and Jefferson Davis Academy are set to duel on Friday. Jefferson Davis Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 42 points per game this season. Laurens Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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