Graham had won six straight games and Ty Thompson did his part to make it seven on Friday. The Graham Steers breezed by the Brock Eagles to the tune of 38-0 thanks in part to Thompson, who rushed for 136 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, and also threw for 150 yards and three touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August.
Thompson was just one part of a punishing run game: Graham was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 270 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 161 rushing yards in seven consecutive games.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Graham's defense and their three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Mateo Rodriguez. Graham got some further help from Mason Milton: he forced a fumble and made seven total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Graham pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Brock, with the loss, they broke their eight-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-1.
Graham will take on Eagle Mountain at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Graham knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven matches -- so hopefully Eagle Mountain likes a good challenge. As for Brock, they will face off against Bridgeport at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Brock's defense has only allowed 10.9 points per game this season, so Bridgeport's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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