The Sumter County Panthers will head out to face off against the Jordan Red Jackets at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Sumter County has five straight wins, Jordan has 15 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Sumter County slipped by Shaw 15-14. The 15-point effort marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The critical scores for Sumter County came from Corderian Leverett and Quay'Shaun Tatum.
Sumter County's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Keaston Taylor and Austin Davis.
Meanwhile, Jordan scored the most points they've had all season on Thursday, but it wasn't enough. They were beaten by Spencer 56-16. While losing is never fun, the Red Jackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 452nd, while the Greenwave are ranked 213th).
Sumter County pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Jordan, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
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