With a playoff game on the line, South Pointe rose to the challenge on Friday. They took down the Daniel Lions 49-35. The win was nothing new for the Stallions as they're now sitting on nine straight.
Mason Pickett-Hicks was his usual excellent self, rushing for 486 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 14.3 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.2 rushing touchdowns per game.
South Pointe was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 505 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to South Pointe's defensive line and their ten sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Aakil Brown and Seth Tillman, who racked up 9.5 sacks between them. Brown also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 11. South Pointe got some further help from Kj Burg: he made 15 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Despite the defeat, Daniel saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Grayson Clary threw for 244 yards and five touchdowns. 89 of those passing yards were hauled in by Preston Bivens, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
South Pointe's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-2. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.8 points per game. As for Daniel, their loss ended a 15-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 11-2.
South Pointe will take on Westside at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Westside will roll in looking for their 13th straight win, something South Pointe surely won't give up without a fight. Daniel does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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