Greenville had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32.4 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Saturday. They claimed a resounding 50-20 win over the Maplewood Tigers at home. Considering the Trojans have won six games by more than 21 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Nick Solderich continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 103 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries, while also throwing for 97 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 70 yards. Cael Thurber was in the mix too, providing Greenville with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Greenville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 249 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 161 rushing yards in eight consecutive contests.
Greenville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Rudy Gentile and Keith Covert.
Greenville pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Maplewood, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Greenville and Eisenhower are set to duel on Friday. Greenville knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past six matchups -- so hopefully Eisenhower likes a good challenge. As for Maplewood, they will take on Seneca at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Seneca is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.8 points per game this season.
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