It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Terry Sanford can now relate to. They fell just short of the Scotland Fighting Scots by a score of 38-35 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Bulldogs have suffered since September 29, 2023.
Despite the loss, Terry Sanford still got an impressive performance from Jacob Moore, who rushed for 182 yards while picking up 7.3 yards per carry, and also threw for 155 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Moore a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Terry Sanford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 236 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 167 rushing yards in nine consecutive games.
It was another big night for Tyjurian White, who rushed for 221 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry for Scotland. White has become a key player for Scotland: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 3-4 otherwise.
Terry Sanford's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-3. As for Scotland, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-5.
Terry Sanford does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Scotland, they will head out to take on Havelock at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Havelock will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something Scotland surely won't give up without a fight.
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