It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but West Henderson had no problem doing just that on Friday. They strolled past the South Rowan Raiders with points to spare, taking the game 27-12. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Falcons.
West Henderson got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Da'Zion Murray out in front who rushed for 148 yards while picking up 7.0 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards Murray has posted since back in August. Another passer making a difference was Cade Young, who threw for 126 yards and a touchdown.
West Henderson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Defeat or not, South Rowan got some senior leadership from Brooks Overcash and Marshal Faw. Overcash threw for 252 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, while Faw picked up 138 receiving yards and a touchdown. Faw got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 80 yards.
West Henderson is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for South Rowan, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
West Henderson will host North Lincoln at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in North Lincoln's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last six contests. South Rowan does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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