Loris only won by three when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 26-point they dealt Waccamaw on Friday. Everything went the Loris Lions' way against the Waccamaw Warriors as the Loris Lions made off with a 40-14 victory. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 26 points or more this season.
Leading Loris to victory were Makel Stephens and Khalid Sherman. Stephens rushed for 77 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries, while Sherman rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. The dominant performance gave Sherman a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Roderick Purcha, who rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Loris was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 334 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 151 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches.
Loris' record now sits at 6-1. As for Waccamaw, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Loris will look to defend their home field on Friday against Georgetown at 7:30 p.m. Loris is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.4 points per game this season. As for Waccamaw, they are taking a road trip to take on Aynor at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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