Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Scotland). They walked away with a 45-32 victory over the Hoke County Bucks on Friday. That's more bragging rights for the Fighting Scots, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Scotland's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Tyjurian White led the charge by rushing for 145 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. Ji'San McPhatter was another key player, rushing for 49 yards and four touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Scotland's defensive line and their seven sacks. Leading the way was Dylan Tilson with two. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 5.2 total tackles per game. Keyshaun Mcqueen was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making seven total tackles (2.0 for loss).
When it comes to explaining why Hoke County lost, don't look at Favor Anab. Despite the final result, he rushed for 127 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Anab a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Brandon Saunders, who threw for 184 yards and a touchdown.
Scotland's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Hoke County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Scotland will welcome Southern Lee at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Hoke County, they will challenge Lee County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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