Football Recap: South Putnam Eagles vs. Brown County Eagles
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask South Putnam). They blew past the Brown County Eagles 59-6 at home on Friday. Considering South Putnam has won four matchups by more than 26 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Leading South Putnam to victory were Ty Benton and Wyatt Mullin. Benton rushed for 65 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries, while Mullin threw for 120 yards and three touchdowns while completing 90% of his passes. Benton is becoming a predictor of South Putnam's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
South Putnam didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Drew Cline and Blake Witt.
The win (which was South Putnam's fourth in a row) raised their record to 5-2. As for Brown County, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
South Putnam will face off against Owen Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing isn't great for Owen Valley: they have been struggling with four straight losses at home, while South Putnam has snatched up seven consecutive wins on the road dating back to last season. As for Brown County, they will square off against North Putnam at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. North Putnam is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34 points per game this season.
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