Football Recap: Indian Rocks Christian Triumphant Thanks to a Strong Effort from Anderson Dumm

By Team Reports Sep 11, 2024, 5:57pm

Football Recap: Indian Rocks Christian Eagles vs. North Florida Christian Eagles

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After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Seffner Christian, Indian Rocks Christian was happy to have turned things around on Friday. Everything went their way against the North Florida Christian Eagles as the Indian Rocks Christian Eagles made off with a 40-14 win. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for Indian Rocks Christian considering their six-point performance the game before.

Anderson Dumm was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 197 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 129 rushing yards per game.

Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Indian Rocks Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 307 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.

Indian Rocks Christian's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of TJ Stallo and Reece Barbaro. Indian Rocks Christian got some further help from Matthew Surber: he forced a fumble and made 17 total tackles (1.0 for loss).

Although North Florida Christian took the loss, they still got scores from Kyle Estimond and Arius Burt.

Indian Rocks Christian's victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-2. As for North Florida Christian, they now also have a losing record at 1-2.

Indian Rocks Christian will take on St. Petersburg Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for North Florida Christian, they will face off against Taylor County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Taylor County will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something North Florida Christian surely won't give up without a fight.

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