Shiloh extended their winning streak to three games thanks to a huge performance from Marlin Mathis. The Shiloh Generals came out on top against the Lakeside Vikings by a score of 29-21 on Thursday thanks in part to Mathis, who rushed for 303 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.8 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Another player making a difference was Jabari Morrison, who picked up three sacks, forced a fumble, and made ten total tackles. He is on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last five games he's played.
Shiloh was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 321 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in four consecutive games.
Shiloh wouldn't let Lakeside keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Shiloh can thank Javon Brown and Morrison for forcing both of them. Brown also set a new season high mark in total tackles with four.
Despite the loss, Lakeside still got an impressive performance from Kyle Davis, who rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 115 yards on ten of 17 attempts. Davis is becoming a predictor of Lakeside's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 4-1 (and 0-4 when he doesn't). Jayson Michel also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 86 receiving yards.
Shiloh's win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-6. As for Lakeside, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-5.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Shiloh will challenge Dunwoody at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Lakeside, they will face off against Woodward Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Woodward Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.9 points per game this season.
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