Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Malvern). They blew past the Harmony Grove Cardinals 52-12 on the road on Friday. Considering the Leopards have won three matches by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Leading Malvern to victory were Sedrick ?Bishop? Allen and Jabori Jacobs. ?Bishop? Allen threw for 162 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, while Jacobs rushed for 102 yards on only five carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Malvern was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 234 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards in 16 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Malvern pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Harmony Grove, they are on a seven-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Malvern will welcome Ashdown at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Malvern knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Ashdown likes a good challenge. As for Harmony Grove, they will challenge Genoa Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Harmony Grove is facing Genoa Central at the right time seeing as Genoa Central is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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