It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Garber had no problem doing just that on Friday. They snuck past the Yale Bulldogs with a 38-34 victory. Garber's win was all the more impressive since the Bulldogs were averaging only 6.75 points allowed on the season.
Garber found their leader in sophomore Cord Southwick, who rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown. Those 119 rushing yards gave Southwick a new career-high. Brett Howry was another key player, having thrown for 258 yards and onetouchdown.
Southwick was just one part of a punishing run game: Garber was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 257 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Yale only rushed for 132.
Yale's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Tanner Moore, who picked up 131 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and Kaden Teter, who threw for 143 yards and two touchdowns. Moore really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 75 yards.
Garber pushed their record up to 9-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.0 points per game. As for Yale, they moved to 11-1 with that loss, which also ended their 11-game winning streak.
Garber is on the road again on Friday to play Laverne at 7:00 p.m. Laverne knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past ten matchups -- so hopefully Garber likes a good challenge. Yale does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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