Football Recap: Dayton Pirates vs. Scio Loggers
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Dayton). They took their match on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 45-8 victory over the Scio Loggers. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Stephen Macias continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 104 yards on only 13 carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Dayton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 372 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 204 rushing yards in 18 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Dayton didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Taylr Miller and Makoy Fleeman.
Dayton pushed their record up to 4-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Scio, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-5.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Dayton will welcome Santiam Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Santiam Christian will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Dayton surely won't give up without a fight. As for Scio, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Newport at 7:00 p.m. Scio is facing Newport at the right time seeing as Newport is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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