Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pickens). They breezed by the Johnson Knights at home to the tune of 62-6 on Friday. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 42-6.
Ike Wyngaard had a dynamite game for Pickens, rushing for 105 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. Another rusher making a difference was Hagen Mullins, who rushed for 68 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Pickens was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 368 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
The victory got Pickens back to even at 4-4. As for Johnson, they dropped their record down to 0-8 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pickens will head out to challenge Greater Atlanta Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 959 yards in their previous games. As for Johnson, they and North Hall are set to duel on Friday. North Hall will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Johnson surely won't give up without a fight.
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