Englewood fell victim to Strasburg and their airtight defense on Friday. They had to suffer through a 35-0 loss at the hands of the Strasburg Indians. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Pirates, who until this match were averaging 13.71 points allowed.
Even if they lost, Englewood's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Logan Mael.
Strasburg found their leader in underclassman Ayden Dodge, who rushed for 174 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also caught a touchdown. Those 174 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Dodge.
This is the second loss in a row for Englewood and nudges their season record down to 4-3. As for Strasburg, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Englewood will venture away from home to take on Elizabeth at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Englewood: 13.7, Elizabeth: 10.6) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Strasburg, they will be playing at home against Kent Denver at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Strasburg's defense has only allowed 9.7 points per game this season, so Kent Denver's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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