Football Recap: Durant Cougars vs. Wharton Wildcats
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Durant). They took their game on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 53-6 victory over the Wharton Wildcats. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 43-0.
Michael Ryan looked great while leading his team to the win, rushing for 77 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, while also throwing for 60 yards and a touchdown while completing 80% of his passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Durant'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 Kairee Barnum and Jayden Cornelius. Cornelius is also on a roll when it comes to defended passes, as he's now defended at least one in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Durant was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 259 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Durant now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Wharton, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.
Durant will look to defend their home field on Friday against Riverview at 7:30 p.m. Riverview is coming into the match with three straight defeats on the road, meaning Durant will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. As for Wharton, they will head out to challenge Sickles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Sickles will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
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