It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Aledo had no problem doing just that on Friday. They blew past the Abilene Eagles 59-14. Winning may never get old, but the Bearcats sure are getting used to it with their 11th in a row.
Aledo got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Raycine Guillory Jr out in front who rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Guillory Jr's longest rush was for an incredible 76 yards. Gavin Beard was another key player, having thrown for 251 yards and four touchdowns.
Aledo didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Adrian Fuller and Lamel Swanson. Aledo got some further help from Benton McElree: he picked up two sacks and made six total tackles.
Aledo was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 324 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September.
Aledo's record now sits at 11-1. As for Abilene, their loss dropped their record down to 8-4.
Aledo will head out to challenge Tascosa at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Aledo knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past 11 games -- so hopefully Tascosa likes a good challenge. Abilene does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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