Football Recap: South Pointe Stallions vs. Lancaster Bruins
South Pointe won against York last Friday with 42 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. The South Pointe Stallions took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 42-13 win over the Lancaster Bruins. Given the Stallions' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Bruins are ranked 80th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mason Pickett-Hicks was his usual excellent self, rushing for 291 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 90-yard run. Cam McMillon was another key player, throwing for 373 yards and three touchdowns while completing 82.6% of his passes.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to South Pointe's defense and their ten sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Tamareon Williams and Aakil Brown, who racked up 6.5 sacks between them. Brown is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season. Another thorn in Lancaster's side was Kj Burg, who picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, South Pointe was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 318 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 239 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
South Pointe pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Lancaster, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season.
South Pointe will venture away from home to square off against Dreher at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in South Pointe's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four games. As for Lancaster, they will welcome Camden at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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