It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Thomasville had no problem doing just that on Friday. They claimed a resounding 48-6 victory over the Bacon County Raiders. Considering the Bulldogs have won six matches by more than 22 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Thomasville to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lavonte Cole, who rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. The dominant performance gave Cole a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Cam Hill, who threw for 99 yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Thomasville's defense and their three sacks. Geremiah Humbert was especially locked on to Bacon County's QB and sacked him twice. Joe Douglas was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 13 total tackles.
The win was the fourth in a row for Thomasville, bringing their record for this year to 9-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 40.2 points. As for Bacon County, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-7.
Thomasville will welcome Temple at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Thomasville's defense has only allowed 13.1 points per game this season, so Temple's offense will have their work cut out for them. Bacon County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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