Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Tahlequah). Their defense stepped up to hand the Nathan Hale Rangers a 61-0 shutout on Friday. Considering the Tigers have won four matchups by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Tahlequah's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Cash Mcalvain, who rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 130 yards on only seven passes. Jett Morrison also helped out with an impressive 98 receiving yards.
Tahlequah was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 287 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August.
Tahlequah didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Traeven Morrison and Hayden Murphy.
Tahlequah pushed their record up to 6-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.0 points per game. As for Nathan Hale, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-7 record this season.
As of now, neither Tahlequah nor Nathan Hale have any future games scheduled.
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