The Girard Indians blew past the Lakeside Dragons, posting a 63-18 win. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 63-6.
Girard's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but AJ Pearson led the charge by throwing for 272 yards and four touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. Those four passing touchdowns gave Pearson a new career-high. Sam Scott was in the mix as well, providing Girard with two scores.
Indians
| Mario Lipinski | 1 |
| Santino Serrano | 1 |
| Dionte Mathews | 1 |
| Carmen Biamonte | 1 |
Girard didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Mario Lipinski, Santino Serrano, Dionte Mathews, and Carmen Biamonte picked up one apiece. Lipinski got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Girard pushed their record up to 2-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.0 points on average over those games. As for Lakeside, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Coming up, Girard is headed away from home for the first time to square off against Edgewood at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Lakeside, they will welcome Rhodes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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