Football Recap: Sedgwick County Cougars vs. Dayspring Christian Academy Eagles
The third road match was the charm for Sedgwick County, as they earned their first road win of the season. They put the hurt on the Dayspring Christian Academy Eagles with a sharp 46-23 win on Saturday. With that victory, the Cougars brought their scoring average up to 28.3 points per game.
It was another big night for Jaxon Carlson, who rushed for 310 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 14.1 yards per carry, and also threw for 75 yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 104.2 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Brady Mollendor, who picked up 44 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sedgwick County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 410 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Sedgwick County wouldn't let Dayspring Christian Academy keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Sedgwick County can thank Josh Kler and Cooper Edson for forcing both of them. Edson also made five total tackles, which is notable because Sedgwick County is 2-1 when he posts at least three total tackles, but 1-2 otherwise.
Despite the loss, Dayspring Christian Academy still got an impressive performance from Elijah Martin, who rushed for 99 yards and a touchdown. Martin was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 57 yards.
The win got Sedgwick County back to even at 3-3. As for Dayspring Christian Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-2.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Merino the next time they take the field. Dayspring Christian Academy will host Merino at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, while Sedgwick County will head out to face them at 7:30 p.m. on October 18th.
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