Football Recap: Thatcher Eagles vs. Florence Gophers
With a playoff game on the line, Thatcher rose to the challenge on Friday. They claimed a resounding 38-9 victory over the Florence Gophers. Considering the Eagles have won seven matches by more than 25 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Kody Bingham continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 220 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Those 220 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Chad Johnson, who rushed for 36 yards and a touchdown.
Another reason for the win was Thatcher's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for eight sacks. Landon Robbins was especially locked on to Florence's QB and sacked him twice. Robbins also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 11.
Thatcher was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 373 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive matchups.
Thatcher has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 31.7 points. As for Florence, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-2.
Thatcher didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 34-22 loss against ALA - West Foothills on the 23rd. Florence does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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