With a playoff game on the line, Hazel Park rose to the challenge on Friday. They took down the South Lake Cavaliers 41-22. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Vikings.
Hazel Park found their leader in sophomore Elijah Cobb, who rushed for 145 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also threw for 155 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 passes. Those 145 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Cobb. Another player making a difference was Montrell Parker, who rushed for 160 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.3 yards per carry.
Hazel Park was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 450 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Although South Lake took the loss, they still got scores from Zay Cole, Massiaah Carter, Cortez Croff, and Emarian Jackson.
Hazel Park's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-3. As for South Lake, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-5.
Hazel Park's road trip will continue as they head out to face Armada at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Armada's defense has only allowed 13.6 points per game this season, so Hazel Park's offense will have their work cut out for them. South Lake does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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