With a playoff game on the line, South Central rose to the challenge on Friday. They blew past the Hill City Ringnecks 60-12. Considering the Timberwolves have won nine games by more than 45 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of South Central's win came down to the chemistry between JT Prusa and his top target Easton Huck. Prusa gained 209 total yards and six touchdowns while Huck threw for 255 yards and five touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave Huck a new career-high in rushing yards (138). Coda Lindsay made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
South Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 213 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 156 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
South Central didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Lindsay and Prusa.
South Central's victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-0. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.0 points per game. As for Hill City, they moved to 7-4 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
South Central will square off against Hoxie at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Hoxie's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last nine matches. Hill City does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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