Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Tupelo Christian Prep). They put the hurt on the Thrasher Rebels with a sharp 49-24 victory on Friday. The Eagles pushed the score to 42-18 by the end of the third, a deficit the Rebels had little chance of recovering from.
Tupelo Christian Prep was led to victory by Jeb Brown and Sawyer Malone. Brown rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, while Malone rushed for 43 yards. Those 43 rushing yards gave Malone a new career-high.
Tupelo Christian Prep was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 408 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 93.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three games they've averaged 222.
Despite the loss, Thrasher still got an impressive performance from Jayden McGee, who rushed for 161 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry, and also threw for 140 yards on only 13 passes.
Tupelo Christian Prep's win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-5. As for Thrasher, their loss was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-9.
Tupelo Christian Prep will head out on the road to square off against Baldwyn at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Baldwyn's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four contests. As for Thrasher, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Biggersville at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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