Football Recap: Seventy-First's Rushing Dominance Continues

By Team Reports Oct 22, 2024, 5:03pm

Football Recap: Seventy-First Falcons vs. Purnell Swett Rams

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Seventy-First put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 56-6 win over the Purnell Swett Rams. The Falcons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by 21 points or more this season.

It was another big night for Deandre Nance, who rushed for 118 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and also threw for 121 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 113 rushing yards dating back to last season. Shon Pone was in the mix too, providing Seventy-First with two touchdowns.

Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Seventy-First was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 327 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 177 rushing yards in 24 consecutive matches dating back to last season.

Seventy-First pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Purnell Swett, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6.

Seventy-First will challenge Lumberton at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Seventy-First is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 42.6 points per game this season. As for Purnell Swett, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Douglas Byrd at 7:30 p.m.

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