It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Tri-County had no problem doing just that on Friday. They never let the North White Vikings onto the board and left with a 39-0 win. Winning may never get old, but the Cavaliers sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Tri-County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Aiden Duniphan, who rushed for 39 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 146 yards and two touchdowns on only eight passes. That's the most rushing yards Duniphan has posted since back in October of 2023. Another rusher making a difference was Jonathan Pearson, who rushed for 136 yards and a touchdown.
Tri-County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Duniphan.
Tri-County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 282 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 246 rushing yards in seven consecutive games.
Tri-County is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for North White, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-6.
Tri-County will take on Taylor at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 841 yards in their previous games. North White does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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