Piedmont waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They claimed a resounding 49-14 win over the Encinal Jets at home. The Highlanders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 21 points or more this season.
Piedmont had a senior duo take command as Markos Lagios rushed for 63 yards and a touchdown on only five carries and Sam Shelby picked up 51 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Lagios' longest rush was for an impressive 53 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Xavier Henderson got in on the action as well, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Piedmont was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 285 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Piedmont's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-1. As for Encinal, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-3.
Piedmont will have plenty of time to enjoy the win as they don't play again for a while. They'll take on Dougherty Valley at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th. As for Encinal, they will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Concord at 7:30 p.m. on October 4th.
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