After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Jayton, Rule was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They took down the Paint Creek Pirates 68-54. The Bobcats' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Leading Rule to victory were Kyleik Mason and Hayden Tevino. Mason gained 348 total yards and eight touchdowns, while Tevino rushed for 188 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. The dominant performance also gave Mason a new career-high in rushing yards (334).
Rule wouldn't let Paint Creek keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Trenton Langford, Tevino, and Isaac Hernandez picked up one apiece. Tevino also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because Rule is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 2-4 otherwise.
Rule was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 549 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Rule's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-5. As for Paint Creek, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-3.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Lueders-Avoca the next time they take the field. Paint Creek will head out to face Lueders-Avoca at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, while Rule will host them at 7:00 p.m. on November 8th.
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