Football Recap: Banning Lewis Academy Comes Up Short

Banning Lewis Academy fell victim to Florence and their airtight defense on Friday. They took a blow against the Florence Huskies, falling 28-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Stallions haven't been shut out since back in September.

Sam Early rushed for 37 yards, and also threw for 108 yards on 13 of 20 attempts. Jordan Jones was his top target, picking up 60 receiving yards. On the ground, Chase Riehle rushed for 41 yards.

Noah Howard was his usual excellent self, rushing for 205 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.2 yards per carry, and also throwing for 33 yards and a touchdown for Florence. The dominant performance gave Howard a new career-high in rushing yards. Brady Hunsberger was another key player, rushing for 59 yards and two touchdowns.

This is the second loss in a row for Banning Lewis Academy and nudges their season record down to 1-5. As for Florence, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-4.

Banning Lewis Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against La Junta at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Banning Lewis Academy is facing La Junta at the right time seeing as La Junta is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Florence, they are taking a road trip to square off against Woodland Park at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Woodland Park is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 39.5 points per game this season.

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