It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Lift for Life Academy had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They snuck past the Burroughs Bombers with a 14-10 victory. That's more bragging rights for the Hawks, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The critical scores for Lift for Life Academy came from Ekeilan Henderson and Mikey Gerdine.
Lift for Life Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 207 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Despite the loss, Burroughs still got an impressive performance from Max Steinbach, who rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown.
The win (which was Lift for Life Academy's third in a row) raised their record to 7-5. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 4.0 points per game. As for Burroughs, with the loss, they broke their six-game winning streak and moved their record to 9-3.
Lift for Life Academy's road trip will continue as they head out to face Dexter at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Lift for Life Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.9 points per game this season. Burroughs does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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