On Friday, Laurens Academy faced Oakbrook Prep in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Laurens Academy Crusaders blew past the Oakbrook Prep Knights 50-20 on the road. The result was nothing new for the Crusaders, who have now won three matches by 20 points or more so far this season.
Garrett Murphy continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 320 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 20.0 yards per carry. Those 320 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Another back making a difference was Mason Cooper, who rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Laurens Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 481 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Laurens Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Oakbrook Prep, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-6.
Laurens Academy will face off against Newberry Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Laurens Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 40 points per game this season. As for Oakbrook Prep, they and Wardlaw Academy are set to duel on October 25th.
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