Football Recap: North Charleston Cougars vs. St. John's Islanders
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Charleston). They breezed by the St. John's Islanders on the road to the tune of 56-0 on Friday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Cougars with their most commanding win of the season.
North Charleston was led to victory by Raymond Middleton and Richard Hazel. Middleton rushed for 180 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, while Hazel threw for 137 yards and five touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. Middleton's longest rush was for an impressive 51 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, North Charleston was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 253 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
North Charleston'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 Robert Porcher and Rashard Clement.
North Charleston's win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-1. As for St. John's, they dropped their record down to 0-3 with that defeat, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. North Charleston will face off against Stall at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. North Charleston is facing Stall at the right time seeing as Stall is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for St. John's, they will square off against Academic Magnet at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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