It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact North Murray can now relate to. The match between them and the Stephens County Indians wasn't particularly close, with the North Murray Mountaineers falling 31-14. While losing is never fun, the Mountaineers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 284th, while the Indians are ranked 134th).
Hudson Hulett and Layten Myers certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Hulett rushed for 75 yards, while Myers rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Leading Stephens County to victory were Tripp Underwood and Javin Gordon. Underwood threw for 222 yards and three touchdowns while completing 78.3% of his passes, while Gordon gained 131 total yards and a touchdown. Gordon's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 100 rushing yards.
North Murray has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-5 record this season. As for Stephens County, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-4.
North Murray does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Stephens County, they will head out to take on Callaway at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Callaway is coming into the contest with six straight victories at home, so Stephens County will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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