Wilson Hall put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by the Laurence Manning Academy Swampcats on the road to the tune of 42-15. The contest marked the Barons' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Wilson Hall to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ben Mclaurin, who rushed for 50 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 30 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Mclaurin a new career-high in rushing yards. Wilson Hall also got a significant boost from Harris Naylor, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 99 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Wilson Hall was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 234 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Wilson Hall'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 Shawn Michael Matthews and Mclaurin.
Wilson Hall's win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Laurence Manning Academy, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Wilson Hall will face off against Camden Military at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Wilson Hall is facing Camden Military at the right time seeing as Camden Military is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Laurence Manning Academy, they will square off against Augusta Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Laurence Manning Academy will also cruise into their next matchup with the timing on their side: Augusta Christian will have lost four straight heading into Friday's match.
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