Football Recap: Cousino Patriots vs. Lake Shore Shorians
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cousino). They claimed a resounding 54-6 win over the Lake Shore Shorians at home. With that victory, the Patriots brought their scoring average up to 29 points per game.
Leading Cousino to victory were Brick Sandridge and Daniel Carter. Sandridge threw for 137 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 passes, while Carter gained 160 total yards and a touchdown. Carter's longest rush was for an impressive 52 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Jaden Gamez, who rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Cousino was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 293 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 92.6 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've averaged 227.
Cousino didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kameran Hayward and Jake Rudd.
Cousino pushed their record up to 5-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Lake Shore, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Cousino will square off against Utica at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cousino is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29 points per game this season. As for Lake Shore, they will challenge Lakeview at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lake Shore is facing Lakeview at the right time seeing as Lakeview is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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