Football Recap: Umatilla Pulls Away from Eustis

The Umatilla Bulldogs didn't have too much trouble with the Eustis Panthers on Thursday as they won 27-13. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.

Umatilla was charging into the backfield all evening and finished the game with six sacks. They have not posted that many sacks since September 19th last year, when they also notched six.

Despite the loss, Eustis still got an impressive performance from Jackson Currie, who rushed for 70 yards and 2 scores on only 8 carries, and also threw for 203 yards on 12 of 22 attempts. The 70 yards were his most since at least August 22nd last year, when he rushed for 70 vs. Umatilla.

Umatilla now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Eustis, they dropped their record down to 1-2 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.

Coming up, Umatilla will take on Trenton at 7:30 p.m. on the 11th. As for Eustis, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Astronaut at 7:00 p.m. on the 18th.