It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Stephenson can now relate to. They lost 35-13 to the Calhoun Yellow Jackets on Friday. The Jaguars were red-hot offensively headed into the matchup (they scored no less than 31 points in the three contests prior) but the Yellow Jackets' defense proved too tough.
Despite the loss, Stephenson still got an impressive performance from Anthony Booker, who rushed for 117 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. Booker's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 117 rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Stephenson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 204 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 204 rushing yards in nine consecutive games.
Stephenson moved to 10-4 with that loss, which also ended their eight-game winning streak. As for Calhoun, the victory (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 11-3.
Stephenson does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Calhoun, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Jefferson at 4:00 p.m. on December 18th. Calhoun knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past six matches -- so hopefully Jefferson likes a good challenge.
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