With a playoff game on the line, Stone rose to the challenge on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Florence Eagles , sneaking past 17-14. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tomcats.
Stone found their leader in freshman Ayden Green, who rushed for 188 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Green a new career-high in rushing yards.
Stone's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB eight times. It was truly a group effort as Dillon Sigman, Tariq Noel, and Dalton Stringer picked up two apiece. Noel has become a key player for Stone: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two sacks, but 3-5 otherwise.
Stone is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-5 record this season. As for Florence, they dropped their record down to 6-6 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Stone will take on Brookhaven at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Brookhaven will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Stone surely won't give up without a fight. As for Florence, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Shippensburg at 7:00 p.m. on December 6th. Shippensburg is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.6 points per game this season.
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