Piedmont came tearing into Friday's contest with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33.4 points) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Newark Memorial Cougars with a sharp 31-7 win. The Highlanders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by 21 points or more this season.
Markos Lagios continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 178 yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 57 yards on only five carries.
Piedmont's defense stepped up as well, laying out Malosi Gaoteote. five times. In that department, Jordan Alemania was the leader with four sacks. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight.
Piedmont was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 203 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September.
Piedmont pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.3 points per game. As for Newark Memorial, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-4.
Piedmont wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 42-26 win against Fortuna on the 15th. Newark Memorial has also already played their next match, a 43-23 loss against Miramonte on the 15th.
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