Oakbrook Prep and Laurens Academy met for a duel on Friday where Oakbrook Prep had to take the L. The Oakbrook Prep Knights had to suffer through a 50-20 loss at the hands of the Laurens Academy Crusaders. The Knights have struggled against the Crusaders recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Garrett Murphy was his usual excellent self, rushing for 320 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 20.0 yards per carry for Laurens Academy. Murphy's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 159 rushing yards dating back to last season. Mason Cooper also helped out as he racked up 109 rushing yards.
Oakbrook Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Laurens Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-2.
Oakbrook Prep will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Wardlaw Academy at 7:30 p.m. on October 25th. As for Laurens Academy, they will challenge Newberry Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Laurens Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 40 points per game this season.
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