With a playoff game on the line, Darlington rose to the challenge on Friday. They came out on top against the Midland Valley Mustangs by a score of 22-15. The score was all tied up 8-8 at the break, but the Falcons were the better team in the second half.
Leading Darlington to victory were Jaylen Augustus and Troy Hailey. Augustus rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns, while Hailey rushed for 145 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. Augustus has become a key player for Darlington: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 2-4 otherwise.
Darlington wouldn't let Midland Valley keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Darlington can thank Nygel Mcfadden and Oreion Small for forcing both of them. Mcfadden also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 17. Darlington got some further help from Keontae' Scipio: he picked up two sacks and made 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Darlington now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Midland Valley, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Darlington will head out to face off against Hartsville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Hartsville's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last nine matches. Midland Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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