Harlan had won six straight games and Adrien Mcdade did his part to make it seven on Thursday. The Harlan Hawks skirted past the Sotomayor WILDCATS 35-33 thanks in part to Mcdade, who rushed for 172 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry, and also picked up 41 receiving yards. Those 172 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Mcdade was just one part of a punishing run game: Harlan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 424 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Sotomayor's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Cameron Grady, who rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry, and Chauncey Moon, who rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Grady posted at least 108 rushing yards in the seventh games prior.
Harlan's victory was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 25.4 points. As for Sotomayor, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-3.
Harlan and Sotomayor are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Harlan will welcome Clark at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Harlan knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven games -- so hopefully Clark likes a good challenge. As for Sotomayor, they will be playing at home against Churchill at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Sotomayor is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.2 points per game this season.
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