Kennesaw Mountain might've scored the first points on Friday, but it was South Paulding who claimed the real prize. The Kennesaw Mountain Mustangs took a 21-15 hit to the loss column at the hands of the South Paulding Spartans. While the Mustangs had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Spartans 7-0.
Although Kennesaw Mountain took the loss, they still got scores from Chris (Smooth) Miller and Nicholas Rankine.
Albert Mccoy had a dynamite game for South Paulding, rushing for 234 yards while picking up 8.4 yards per carry. Those 234 rushing yards gave Mccoy a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Conner Street, who threw for 164 yards and two touchdowns.
Kennesaw Mountain has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season. As for South Paulding, their win bumped their record up to an identical 2-5.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Kennesaw Mountain will host East Paulding at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. East Paulding is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.1 points per game this season. As for South Paulding, they will face off against Rome at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Rome will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something South Paulding surely won't give up without a fight.
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