With a playoff game on the line, East Liverpool rose to the challenge on Friday. They pulled ahead with a 41-40 photo finish over the East Tigers. Winning may never get old, but the Potters sure are getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
It was another big night for Gavin Wright, who rushed for 109 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 271 yards and two touchdowns. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making 12 total tackles. Jaymin Haney was another key player, rushing for 79 yards and a touchdown.
East Liverpool wouldn't let East keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. East Liverpool can thank Wright and Michael Harty for forcing both of them.
Despite the loss, East still got an impressive performance from Aaron Britford, who rushed for 251 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.2 yards per carry, and also threw for 120 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Britford a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Ta'John Royster, who gained 129 total yards and a touchdown.
East Liverpool's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-4. As for East, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-3.
East Liverpool will take on West Holmes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in East Liverpool's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four games. East does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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