It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Covington had no problem doing just that on Friday. They took their match with ease, bagging a 48-7 victory over the Attica Red Ramblers. Considering the Trojans have won five matchups by more than 26 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Wyatt Moncrief went supernova for Covington, rushing for 88 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries, while also throwing for 131 yards and a touchdown on only 12 passes. That's the most rushing yards Moncrief has posted since back in August. Another player making a difference was Beau Bishop, who rushed for 51 yards and a touchdown.
Covington was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 213 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 191 rushing yards in six consecutive games.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Covington's defense and their four sacks. Ben Christoff was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up three himself. He is becoming a predictor of Covington's success: when he posts at least one sack the team is undefeated (and 3-4 when he doesn't).
Covington is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 40.2 points. As for Attica, they are on a 20-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-10.
Covington has already played their next match, a 53-20 loss against South Putnam on the 1st. Attica does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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