With a playoff game on the line, Hurricane rose to the challenge on Friday. They put the hurt on the Cedar Reds with a sharp 37-14 victory. The score was close at the half, but the Tigers pulled away in the second half with 20 points.
Conner Clyde had a dynamite game for Hurricane, rushing for 127 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Clyde a new career-high in rushing yards.
Hurricane was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 265 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in nine consecutive matches.
Hurricane didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. Jaxon Winegar led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Although Cedar took the loss, they still got scores from Dylan Crowley and Krew Giles. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Paule, who rushed for 129 yards while picking up 8.1 yards per carry.
Hurricane's record is now 5-6. As for Cedar, they dropped their record down to 4-7 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Hurricane has already played their next contest, a 45-7 defeat against Ridgeline on the 1st. Cedar does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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