It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Corner had no problem doing just that on Friday. They walked away with a 52-42 win over the Boaz Pirates. The victory was familiar territory for the Yellow Jackets who have now won six matches in a row.
Spencer Unruh was his usual excellent self, rushing for 379 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 9.2 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.2 rushing touchdowns per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Keaton Coffee, who rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown.
Another reason for the win was Corner's imposing defensive line, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Jared Black and Rhett Cofer, who racked up four sacks between them.
Corner was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 461 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 181 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Defeat or not, Boaz got some senior leadership from Tyler Pierce and Jakai Hudgins. Pierce threw for 268 yards and five touchdowns, while Hudgins picked up 166 receiving yards and four touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Hudgins a new career-high in rushing yards (17). Tristan Childers was another key back, rushing for 69 yards and a touchdown.
Corner's record is now 11-1. As for Boaz, they moved to 9-3 with that loss, which also ended their six-game winning streak.
Corner will square off against Leeds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Corner is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road dating back to last season. Boaz does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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