Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Prairie View Academy). Everything went their way against the Claiborne Academy Rebels on Friday as the Prairie View Academy Spartans made off with a 57-36 victory. The result was nothing new for the Spartans, who have now won six matches by 21 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Hayden Little, who threw for 162 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 116 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Another player making a difference was Peyton Robinson, who gained 63 total yards and two touchdowns.
When it comes to explaining why Claiborne Academy lost, don't look at Dylan Buckner. Despite the final result, he rushed for 196 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.3 yards per carry, and also picked up 36 receiving yards. Buckner has become a key player for Claiborne Academy: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least 100 rushing yards, but 1-2 otherwise. Claiborne Academy also got a significant boost from Kyler Monk, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 80 yards.
The win was the third in a row for Prairie View Academy, bringing their record for this year to 8-1. As for Claiborne Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-3.
Prairie View Academy will challenge Hillcrest Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Prairie View Academy will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last. As for Claiborne Academy, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Tallulah Academy at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.
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