Football Recap: Garber Dukes vs. Bridgeport Bearcats
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Garber). They breezed by the Bridgeport Bearcats on the road to the tune of 37-6 on Friday. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Dukes had established a 24 point advantage.
Dominick Knezek went supernova for Garber, rushing for 200 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. Knezek is becoming a predictor of Garber's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 1-4 when he doesn't). Ethan Pett was another key player, rushing for 52 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Garber was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 294 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
The win made it two in a row for Garber and bumps their season record up to 3-5. As for Bridgeport, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Garber will challenge Laingsburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Bridgeport, they will face off against Yale at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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