With a playoff game on the line, Scotland rose to the challenge on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Terry Sanford Bulldogs , sneaking past 38-35. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Fighting Scots also won the last time the pair played back in August.
Tyjurian White was his usual excellent self, rushing for 221 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. He is becoming a predictor of Scotland's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 4-1 (and 3-4 when he doesn't).
When it comes to explaining why Terry Sanford lost, don't look at Jacob Moore. Despite the final result, he rushed for 182 yards while picking up 7.3 yards per carry, and also threw for 155 yards and two touchdowns. Those 182 rushing yards gave Moore a new career-high.
Scotland has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 32.0 points per game. As for Terry Sanford, the loss snapped their winning streak at eight games and leaves them with a 9-3 record.
Scotland will face off against Havelock at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Havelock will roll in looking for their ninth straight victory, something Scotland surely won't give up without a fight. Terry Sanford does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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