Dickinson and Atascocita squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Dickinson had to settle for second. They fell to the Atascocita Eagles 50-45. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (41), the Gators still had to take the loss.
Dickinson's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Malachi Gamble, who rushed for 124 yards and four touchdowns. Gamble's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 124 rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Joshua Arthur, who threw for 363 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.0 yards per attempt.
Cardae Mack continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Atascocita, rushing for 334 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.4 yards per carry, and also throwing for 113 yards on only nine passes. Mack's longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Tory Blaylock was another key player, rushing for 116 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries.
Dickinson's defeat dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Atascocita, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 10-1.
Dickinson does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Atascocita, they will square off against Pearland at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Atascocita has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 178 points over their last three matchups.
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