It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Sugar-Salem had no problem doing just that on Friday. They blew past the Snake River Panthers 49-7. The Diggers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by 28 points or more this season.
Sugar-Salem's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kooper Mace led the charge by rushing for 68 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Those 68 rushing yards gave Mace a new career-high. Dawson Mcinelly was another key back, rushing for 80 yards and a touchdown.
Sugar-Salem was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 294 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in 20 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Sugar-Salem's victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Snake River, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-5.
Sugar-Salem will face off against Kimberly at 8:15 p.m. on Thursday. Sugar-Salem is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road dating back to last season. Snake River does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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