Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Tivy). They blew past the Sam Houston Hurricanes 76-20 at home on Friday. With the Antlers ahead 48-6 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Tivy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Peyton Bailey, who threw for 169 yards and five touchdowns while completing 92.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 40 yards. Another passer making a difference was Seth Shuler, who threw for 239 yards and five touchdowns.
Despite the loss, Sam Houston saw an underclassman step up: Mivieon Franklin Ross rushed for 58 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 170 yards on 15 of 32 attempts.
The win made it two in a row for Tivy and bumps their season record up to 3-1. As for Sam Houston, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Tivy will host Harlandale at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Tivy's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for Sam Houston, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Brackenridge at 7:00 p.m. Sam Houston is facing Brackenridge at the right time seeing as Brackenridge is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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