Football Recap: Colonial's Losing Streak Snapped at Eight Games

By Team Reports Sep 7, 2024, 7:54am

Football Recap: Colonial Grenadiers vs. Lake Buena Vista Vipers

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Colonial can finally bid farewell to their eight-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Friday. They took down the Lake Buena Vista Vipers 24-7. For the Grenadiers, this counts as revenge for the 43-6 loss the Vipers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in November of 2023.

The critical scores for Colonial came from Shermarhi Vilsaint, Ousmane Badji, and Da'Quanmir Jordan.

Colonial's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB five times. In that department, Drelan Starke was the leader with 2.5 sacks. Another thorn in Lake Buena Vista's side was Jashawn Grice, who picked up a sack, made eight total tackles (1.0 for loss), and defended a pass.

Colonial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 210 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lake Buena Vista only rushed for 14.

Colonial's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2.

Colonial will have plenty of time to enjoy the victory as they don't play again for a while. They'll take on East River at 7:00 p.m. on September 13th. Colonial is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. As for Lake Buena Vista, they will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on University at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

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