Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Maplesville). They breezed by the Billingsley Bears on the road to the tune of 57-14 on Friday. Considering the Red Devils have won five matches by more than 22 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Nehemiah Mccary went supernova for Maplesville, rushing for 159 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, while also picking up 40 receiving yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Mccary has posted since back in October of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Maplesville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 349 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Billingsley lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Kaden Cotton, who rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Cotton posted at least 114 rushing yards in the fifth games prior. Billingsley also got help from Kyle Boice, who showed off his sure hands for 147 receiving yards.
The victory made it two in a row for Maplesville and bumps their season record up to 6-1. As for Billingsley, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
Maplesville will challenge Keith at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Maplesville will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Billingsley, they will take on Notasulga at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Notasulga will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
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