Football Recap: Encinal Jets vs. American Eagles
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Encinal). They breezed by the American Eagles to the tune of 63-0 on Thursday. With that victory, the Jets brought their scoring average up to 28.4 points per game.
Alexander Marston was his usual excellent self, rushing for 227 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 105.8 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Charlie Snell, who rushed for 49 yards and a touchdown.
Encinal was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 452 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Encinal didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Donovan Heins.
Encinal's win bumped their record up to 3-5. As for American, they dropped their record down to 1-7 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Encinal will host Mt. Eden at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Encinal is facing Mt. Eden at the right time seeing as Mt. Eden is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for American, they will be playing at home against Arroyo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Arroyo's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four contests.
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