Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Trent). They blew past the Moran Bulldogs 84-62 on Friday. The Gorillas pushed the score to 72-46 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bulldogs cut but never quite recovered from.
Trent's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Keagen Hollis, who rushed for 202 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 carries. Hollis is becoming a predictor of Trent's success: when he posts at least 80 rushing yards the team is 2-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Michael Wallis, who rushed for 202 yards while picking up 11.9 yards per carry.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Trent was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 416 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
When it comes to explaining why Moran lost, don't look at Ellis Hise. Despite the final result, he rushed for 166 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also picked up 72 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Hise's longest rush was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
The win made it two in a row for Trent and bumps their season record up to 3-3. As for Moran, their loss was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-5.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Trent will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Olfen at 7:30 p.m. on October 18th. As for Moran, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against May at 7:30 p.m. May knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past six matches -- so hopefully Moran likes a good challenge.
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