With a playoff game on the line, Yoakum rose to the challenge on Friday. They took down the Troy Trojans 47-28. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.
Troy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Joseph Mcmurtry, who threw for 199 yards and three touchdowns. Mcmurtry is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played. Jayden Lucky helped Mcmurtry out on the ground, rushing for 184 yards and a touchdown.
Yoakum's victory bumped their record up to 7-4. As for Troy, with the defeat, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 9-2.
Yoakum will face off against Fairfield at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Fairfield knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Yoakum likes a good challenge. Troy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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