Football Recap: SEED vs. Hancock Panthers
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask SEED). They simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat the Hancock Panthers 57-8. The result was nothing new for SEED, who have now won five contests by 20 points or more so far this season.
SEED found their leader in freshman Malcom Smith, Jr., who rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and also threw for 137 yards and three touchdowns. Myelle Mack also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Smith, Jr. was just one part of a punishing run game: SEED was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 212 rushing yards. That's a new trend for SEED: they were averaging 86.7 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matches they've averaged 187.3.
SEED didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. Smith, Jr. picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown.
The win was the sixth in a row for SEED, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. As for Hancock, their loss was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-5.
SEED wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 47-6 victory against KIPP College Prep on the 24th. As for Hancock, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 win against Brownsville on the 25th.
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