After flying high against Carter-Riverside last Thursday, Life Oak Cliff came back down to earth. The Life Oak Cliff Lions took a blow against the Pottsboro Cardinals on Friday, falling 57-22. The game marked the Lions' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Life Oak Cliff lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Camren Phillips, who threw for 189 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 100 yards. Jatavion Smith-Adams was another key back, rushing for 83 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Life Oak Cliff was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
It was another big night for Cayden Humphrey, who rushed for 229 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry, and also threw for 73 yards and a touchdown for Pottsboro. The dominant performance gave Humphrey a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Carson Nix, who rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
Life Oak Cliff's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Pottsboro, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 6-0.
Life Oak Cliff will venture away from home to square off against Whitesboro at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Pottsboro, they will host Madison at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Pottsboro knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully Madison likes a good challenge.
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