With a playoff game on the line, Silver Lake rose to the challenge on Friday. They blew past the Ansley/Litchfield Spartans 47-26. Considering the Mustangs have won five contests by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Jaxon Tenbensel continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 280 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per carry. Those 280 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Lane Conway, who rushed for 58 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries.
Silver Lake was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 351 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Silver Lake didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Tenbensel and Conway. Conway also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because Silver Lake is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Silver Lake has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. As for Ansley/Litchfield, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-4.
Silver Lake will challenge Hay Springs at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Hay Springs knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past eight matches -- so hopefully Silver Lake likes a good challenge. Ansley/Litchfield does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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