Football Recap: Escambia Gators vs. Booker T. Washington Wildcats
After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Mosley, Escambia was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They took their matchup on the road with ease, bagging a 48-14 victory over the Booker T. Washington Wildcats. With that win, the Gators brought their scoring average up to 29 points per game.
Nino Freeman went supernova for Escambia, throwing for 217 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 30 yards and a touchdown. Dorrion White was another key player, gaining 106 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Escambia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 242 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Escambia didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of LaMarcus Legree and Taiylor Bradsher.
Despite the defeat, Booker T. Washington saw an underclassman step up: Bj Johnson picked up two sacks and made 12 total tackles. Gionni Lewis also set a new season high mark in receiving yards with 155.
Escambia now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Booker T. Washington, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-3 record.
Escambia wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 28-18 victory against Navarre on the 4th. As for Booker T. Washington, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 23-0 defeat against Pensacola on the 4th.
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