Hurricane hadn't done well against Pine View recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Hurricane Tigers walked away with a 34-27 victory over the Pine View Panthers. This was payback for the Tigers, who suffered a 42-13 loss the last time these two teams met.
Dylyn Gabriel was his usual excellent self, rushing for 67 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 132 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Hurricane was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 209 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 209 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Pine View lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Kyle Richardson, who rushed for 128 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, and also picked up 59 receiving yards. Richardson's longest reception was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total. Another player making a difference was Levi Shaw, who threw for 228 yards and two touchdowns.
Hurricane's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Pine View, they now also have a losing record at 2-3.
Hurricane will square off against Cedar at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hurricane is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. As for Pine View, they will challenge Dixie at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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