Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lee's Summit). They took their matchup on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 63-28 victory over the Staley Falcons. Considering the Tigers have won five matches by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Preston Hatfield was his usual excellent self, rushing for 278 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 17.4 yards per carry. His longest rush was for an incredible 72 yards. Another player making a difference was Brayden Layman, who threw for 270 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lee's Summit was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 311 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
One reason for the win was Lee's Summit's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. In that department, Keiair Lewis was the leader with four. Lee's Summit got some further help from Nathan Alexopoulos: he picked up a sack and made ten total tackles in addition to snagging an interception which he returned one-yard for a touchdown.
When it comes to explaining why Staley lost, don't look at Draivyn Colvin. Despite the final result, he rushed for 198 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.0 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. Those 198 rushing yards gave Colvin a new career-high.
Lee's Summit pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Staley, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lee's Summit will host Lee's Summit North at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lee's Summit North will roll in looking for their ninth straight victory, something Lee's Summit surely won't give up without a fight. As for Staley, they will welcome Raymore-Peculiar at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Staley is facing Raymore-Peculiar at the right time seeing as Raymore-Peculiar is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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