It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Zachary had no problem doing just that on Friday. They took down the Sam Houston Broncos 54-35. The score was all tied up 28-28 at the break, but Zachary was the (much) better team in the second half.
Davekio Ruffin continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 319 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 18.8 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Treyvion Chaney was another key player, picking up 98 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Zachary was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 374 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 156 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Sam Houston lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Gavin Stout, who threw for 384 yards and five touchdowns, and also rushed for 38 yards. Another player making a difference was Ayden Rose, who picked up 203 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Zachary's victory bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Sam Houston, they dropped their record down to 6-5 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Zachary will face off against Ruston at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Zachary is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.7 points per game this season. Sam Houston does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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