Football Recap: Sonoraville Skates Past Murray County with Ease

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sonoraville). They breezed past the Murray County Indians to the tune of 69-20 on Friday. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 49-6.

Sonoraville's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jayden Cruz, who rushed for 129 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only 11 carries. Cruz's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 129 rushing yards. Chaz Pate was another key player, having thrown for 263 yards and three touchdowns.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Sonoraville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 329 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.

The win (which was Sonoraville's third in a row) raised their record to 4-1. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.3 points over those games. As for Murray County, they dropped their record down to 2-4 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.

We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Sonoraville is set to challenge their familiar foe Rockmart at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 1,091 yards in their previous games. Meanwhile, Murray County will square off against rival North Cobb Christian at 7:00 p.m. on October 3.