Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask McKinney North). They blew past the Lebanon Trail Trail Blazers 70-35 at home on Friday. With that win, the Bulldogs brought their scoring average up to 31 points per game.
McKinney North had a senior duo take command as Greg Ard rushed for 143 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries and Orlandis Nelson rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. Those 125 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Nelson. Landon Westbrook made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, McKinney North was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 268 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 268 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
McKinney North didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Nnamdi Mekaowulu and Westbrook.
Despite the loss, Lebanon Trail still got an impressive performance from Hudson Eidem, who rushed for 76 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 63 receiving yards and a touchdown.
The victory got McKinney North back to even at 3-3. As for Lebanon Trail, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
McKinney North will head out on the road to square off against Reedy at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Reedy knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully McKinney North likes a good challenge. As for Lebanon Trail, they will welcome Centennial at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lebanon Trail is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32 points per game this season.
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