It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Canadian had no problem doing just that on Friday. They snuck past the Idalou Wildcats with a 27-21 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Canadian also won the last time the pair played back in November of 2023.
Slayden Dickinson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 170 yards and a touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Canadian's defense and their three sacks. Mark Haygood was especially locked on to Idalou's QB and sacked him twice. Haygood is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least seven every time he's taken the field this season. Canadian got some further help from Junior Cervantes: he made 16 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Canadian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 259 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 175 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Canadian's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-3. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 48.0 points per game. As for Idalou, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-3.
Canadian is taking a road trip to take on Wall at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Wall will roll in looking for their 12th straight victory, something Canadian surely won't give up without a fight. Idalou does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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