Football Recap: Edmond Memorial Bulldogs vs. Broken Arrow Tigers
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Edmond Memorial). They blew past the Broken Arrow Tigers 61-28 on Friday. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 28 points or more this season.
David McComb was his usual excellent self, throwing for 273 yards and a touchdown while completing 73.5% of his passes, and also rushing for 57 yards and a touchdown. Billy Mcdown was another key player, picking up 112 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Edmond Memorial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 210 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
One reason for the win was Edmond Memorial's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Teagan Lesch was especially locked on to Broken Arrow's QB and sacked him twice.
Despite the loss, Broken Arrow saw an underclassman step up: freshman Corey Sango Jr rushed for 86 yards and two touchdowns. Those 86 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Sango Jr.
Edmond Memorial's win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-2. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.4 points per game. As for Broken Arrow, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-6.
Edmond Memorial wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 32-29 victory against Union on the 7th. Broken Arrow has also already played their next game, a 49-14 win against Westmoore on the 8th.
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