Football Recap: Stratford Knights vs. Lucy Beckham Bengals
There's no place like home for Stratford, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They snuck past the Lucy Beckham Bengals with a 42-38 victory on Friday. The Knights' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Kerwin Squire Jr. was his usual excellent self, rushing for 191 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 108.3 rushing yards per game. Jachin Davis was another key player, rushing for 59 yards and two touchdowns.
Despite the loss, Lucy Beckham still got an impressive performance from Chalmers Ballard, who rushed for 85 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 283 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes. Ballard is becoming a predictor of Lucy Beckham's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 3-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). A healthy portion of that aerial production (111 yards to be exact) went to Aidan Lentsch.
Stratford has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 3-4 record this season. As for Lucy Beckham, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
Stratford wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 28-14 loss against Cane Bay on the 18th. Lucy Beckham has also already played their next match, a 31-7 defeat against Goose Creek on the 18th.
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