Myrtle had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They blew past the Byers Lions 46-0. With that victory, the Hawks brought their scoring average up to 27 points per game.
Myrtle found their leader in sophomore Zane Hill, who threw for 110 yards and two touchdowns on only nine passes, and also rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown.
Hill was just one part of a punishing run game: Myrtle was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 267 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August.
Myrtle's record now sits at 7-3. As for Byers, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
Myrtle will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Biggersville at 7:00 p.m. on November 15th. Myrtle is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27 points per game this season. Byers has already played their next game, a 20-6 defeat against Coffeeville on the 8th.
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