You can't lose the match if you win every quarter, and that was precisely South Lakes's strategy against Mount Vernon on Friday. The South Lakes Seahawks put the hurt on the Mount Vernon Majors with a sharp 40-14 win. The Seahawks pushed the score to 37-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Majors had little chance of recovering from.
Cody Wood went supernova for South Lakes, rushing for 158 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. The dominant performance gave Wood a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Nick Picarelli, who rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown.
The victory made it two in a row for South Lakes and bumps their season record up to 2-2. As for Mount Vernon, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
South Lakes will square off against Herndon at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Herndon's defense has only allowed six points per game this season, so South Lakes' offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Mount Vernon, they will head out to square off against Lewis at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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