On Friday, the Life Oak Cliff Lions came up short against the Trinity Leadership Tigers and fell 44-36. Despite 204 more yards than the Tigers, the Lions couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Life Oak Cliff lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Camren Phillips, who threw for 362 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 51 yards and two touchdowns. Phillips is crushing it when it comes to passing yards: he's passed for at least 329 every time he's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Jatavion Smith-Adams, who gained 161 total yards and two touchdowns.
Londen Cook went supernova for Trinity Leadership, rushing for 104 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, while also throwing for 102 yards on nine of 13 attempts. Kason Haynie made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Having lost for the first time this season, Life Oak Cliff fell to 2-1. As for Trinity Leadership, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
Life Oak Cliff will challenge Carter-Riverside at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 908 yards in their previous games. As for Trinity Leadership, they will square off against Atlas HomeSchool at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Trinity Leadership knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Atlas HomeSchool likes a good challenge.
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