Football Recap: Romulus Eagles vs. Annapolis Cougars
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Romulus). They breezed by the Annapolis Cougars at home to the tune of 46-0 on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Eagles considering their six-point performance the contest before.
It was another big night for Adrian Barnes, who picked up 113 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Torrence Searcy was another key player, throwing for 203 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Romulus was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 217 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Romulus moved to 3-5 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Annapolis, they are on an 18-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.
Romulus will venture away from home to square off against Ecorse at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Romulus' defense has only allowed 12 points per game this season, so Ecorse's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Annapolis, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Lutheran at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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