South Walton scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They came up short against the Walton Braves, falling 60-38. The Seahawks haven't had much luck with the Braves recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
South Walton's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Cannon Page, who picked up 84 receiving yards and four touchdowns, and Jd Brown, who threw for 255 yards and four touchdowns. A healthy portion of that aerial production (138 yards to be exact) also went to Grant Gilmore.
It was another big night for Wells Bettenhausen, who threw for 276 yards and five touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 30 yards for Walton. Bettenhausen is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for four or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Dominic Goodwin did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 65 receiving yards.
South Walton's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Walton, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-2.
South Walton wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 37-0 loss against Choctawhatchee on the 4th. As for Walton, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Pensacola Catholic at 7:30 p.m. on October 11th. Walton knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Pensacola Catholic likes a good challenge.
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