Harlan's game last Thursday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. Everything went their way against the O'Connor Panthers as the Harlan Hawks made off with a 57-31 victory. That 26 point margin sets a new team best for the Hawks this season.
Adrien Mcdade continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 138 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.6 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Payton Matthews did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 100 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Harlan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 241 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Harlan's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Dwayne Wingfield and Alexander Ciccarello.
Despite the loss, O'Connor still got an impressive performance from Marcus Fink, who rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. Fink also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making two total tackles.
Harlan pushed their record up to 3-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for O'Connor, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Marshall the next time they take the field. Harlan will host Marshall at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, while O'Connor will host them at 2:00 p.m. on October 19th.
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