Southern Nash gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Friday. They strolled past the Knightdale Knights with points to spare, taking the game 42-26.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Camron Lyons and Jaden Hartsfield. Lyons rushed for 134 yards and a pair of scores on only nine carries while Hartsfield rushed for 108 yards and two TDs on only 15 carries.
Southern Nash was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 347 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 252 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Coming up, Southern Nash is packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game of the season: they will take on Clayton at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Knightdale, they will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on Enloe at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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