There's no place like home for Life Oak Cliff, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They had just enough and edged the Madison Trojans out 44-42. This was payback for the Lions, who suffered a 52-30 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Life Oak Cliff was led to victory by Camren Phillips and Jatavion Smith-Adams. Phillips rushed for 99 yards and five touchdowns, while Smith-Adams gained 309 total yards. Smith-Adams also rushed for 269 rushing yards, which is notable because Life Oak Cliff is 3-1 when he posts at least 80 rushing yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Life Oak Cliff was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 368 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Life Oak Cliff now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Madison, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Palmer the next time they take the field. Life Oak Cliff will head out to face Palmer at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, while Madison will host them at 7:30 p.m. on November 1st.
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