With a playoff game on the line, West Lauderdale rose to the challenge on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 26-23 victory over the Shannon Red Raiders. The win was familiar territory for the Knights who have now won ten matches in a row.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead West Lauderdale to victory, but perhaps none more so than Travion Mosley, who rushed for 78 yards and two touchdowns. Chase Gathings was another key receiver, picking up 60 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
When it comes to explaining why Shannon lost, don't look at Trey Spurgon. Despite the final result, he rushed for 45 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 126 yards and a touchdown on only 12 passes. That's the most rushing yards Spurgon has posted since back in September. 85 of Spurgon's passing yards were hauled in by Omarion Wilson, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
West Lauderdale's victory bumped their record up to 11-3. As for Shannon, the defeat snapped their winning streak at seven games and leaves them with a 8-3 record.
West Lauderdale wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 40-6 loss against Louisville on the 29th. Shannon does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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