Football Recap: Jefferson Democrats vs. Belmont Sentinels
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Jefferson). They blew past the Belmont Sentinels 62-10 at home on Friday. Considering the Democrats have won four contests by more than 34 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Jefferson wouldn't let Belmont keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Aaron Pinzon, Adam Davenport, and Davenport picked up one apiece. Davenport's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 119 rushing yards. Leonardo Sevillano was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making eight total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Jefferson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 322 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Jefferson's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Belmont, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Jefferson's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Manual Arts at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Manual Arts: 17.4, Jefferson: 12.5) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Belmont, they will host Roybal at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Roybal's defense has only allowed 12.8 points per game this season, so Belmont's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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