Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pottsboro). They really took it to the Life Oak Cliff Lions for the full four quarters, racking up a 57-22 victory on the road. The Cardinals' win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Cayden Humphrey was his usual excellent self, rushing for 229 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry, and also throwing for 73 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Carson Nix was another key player, rushing for 75 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Pottsboro was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 367 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've averaged 275.7.
Pottsboro'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 Austin Hash and Zavier Brady.
Several Lions players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Camren Phillips, who threw for 189 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 100 yards. Backing up that air attack was Jatavion Smith-Adams, who rushed for 83 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Pottsboro pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Life Oak Cliff, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Pottsboro will square off against Madison at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Pottsboro is facing Madison at the right time seeing as Madison is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Life Oak Cliff, they will challenge Whitesboro at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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