The Scotland Fighting Scots made easy work of the Gray's Creek Bears on Friday and carried off a 42-21 win. Given the Fighting Scots' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 58th, while the Bears are ranked 200th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tjurian White produced another solid effort rushing for 156 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 58 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Scotland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 231 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 156 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Fighting Scots
| Shylan Harrell | 1 |
| Kymani Atiles | 1 |
| Keson McNair | 1 |
Scotland didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Shylan Harrell, Kymani Atiles, and Keson McNair picked up one apiece. Atiles is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least 14 every time he's taken the field this season. McNair got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Gray's Creek lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Alphonso Myers, who rushed for 83 yards and one TD.
Scotland is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 34.8 points over those games. As for Gray's Creek, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-3.
Looking ahead, Scotland will square off against Terry Sanford at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Fighting Scots will need to watch out since the Bulldogs have now posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for Gray's Creek, they will challenge Lumberton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That game will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Ezekiel Reed and Jayden Graham.
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