Football Recap: Ridge Community Bolts vs. George Jenkins Eagles
Ridge Community had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They came out on top against the George Jenkins Eagles by a score of 35-26. Given the Bolts' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 190th, while the Eagles are ranked 415th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lavonski Tubbs continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 322 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 103 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Chop Black, who rushed for 132 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Ridge Community's defense and their eight sacks. Stcheevy Bonhomme led the group effort, picking up three of those sacks all by himself. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 5.4 total tackles per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Ridge Community was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 456 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Ridge Community pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for George Jenkins, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Ridge Community will welcome Auburndale at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Ridge Community's defense has only allowed 17.6 points per game this season, so Auburndale's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for George Jenkins, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Lake Weir at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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