Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Appalachian). They took down the Gaylesville Trojans 33-14 on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Appalachian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 410 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in five consecutive games dating back to last season.
Appalachian wouldn't let Gaylesville keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Appalachian can thank JT Hyde and Caleb Conn for forcing both of them.
Appalachian's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 3-1. As for Gaylesville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.
Appalachian will host Ider at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Appalachian is facing Ider at the right time seeing as Ider is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Gaylesville, they will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Verbena at 7:00 p.m. on September 27th.
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