If Sylvan Hills wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Sheridan, they should've done a better job of containing Zay Stephens. The Sheridan Yellowjackets were the clear victor by a 65-41 margin over the Sylvan Hills Bears on Friday thanks in part to Stephens, who rushed for 214 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry, and also picked up 94 receiving yards. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 111 rushing yards.
Another player making a difference was Dax McMellon, who threw for 464 yards and five touchdowns. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 3.1 passing touchdowns per game.
Sheridan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 209 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 76.5 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 0.
With the victory, Sheridan broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-6. As for Sylvan Hills, they are on a 19-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-9.
Sheridan will square off against El Dorado at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sheridan is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. As for Sylvan Hills, they will face off against Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Catholic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33 points per game this season.
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