You can't lose the matchup if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Edgewood's strategy against Quitman on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Edgewood Bulldogs blew the Quitman Bulldogs out of the water with a 48-14 final score. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-6.
Edgewood found their leader in underclassman Trevor Golightly, who threw for 180 yards and three touchdowns while completing 85% of his passes, and also rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. Golightly is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Backing up that air attack was Lucas Pippin, who rushed for 117 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Edgewood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 306 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Edgewood didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Dominick Jackson.
The win (which was Edgewood's third in a row) raised their record to 4-2. As for Quitman, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Edgewood will look to defend their home field on Friday against Grand Saline at 7:00 p.m. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 963 yards in their previous games. As for Quitman, they are taking a road trip to face off against Chisum at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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