Piedmont's offense rose to the challenge against a Vikings defense that boasted an average of only 12.14 points allowed on Thursday. The Piedmont Highlanders took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 49-7 victory over the Irvington Vikings. The game marked the Highlanders' most dominant win of the season.
Markos Lagios continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 272 yards and three touchdowns on only 18 passes, while also rushing for 39 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Xavier Henderson, who picked up 85 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Piedmont didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Miles Silver, Miguel Long, and Brandon Dicke picked up one apiece.
Irvington's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Matthew Forbes, who rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown, and Gabrial Aruwah, who picked up 74 receiving yards.
The victory was the sixth in a row for Piedmont, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. As for Irvington, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Piedmont will welcome Washington at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Piedmont's defense has only allowed 14.6 points per game this season, so Washington's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Irvington, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Newark Memorial at 7:00 p.m. Newark Memorial will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
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