Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Tamaqua). They claimed a resounding 49-7 victory over the Salisbury Township Falcons on the road. Considering the Blue Raiders have won three matches by more than 30 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Tamaqua had a senior duo take command as Luke Kane rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries and Victor Schlosser gained 200 total yards and three touchdowns. Schlosser also set a new season high mark in receiving yards with 147. Terrence Mcdowell was another key player, rushing for 68 yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Tamaqua was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 310 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Tamaqua's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB nine times. The heavy lifting was done by Jacob Hehn and Tyler Koch, who racked up 4.5 sacks between them.
Despite the loss, Salisbury Township still got an impressive performance from Jordan Tocci - Wachter, who rushed for 70 yards on only six carries, and also picked up 39 receiving yards.
Tamaqua pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Salisbury Township, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
Tamaqua didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 51-0 victory against Bangor on the 27th. Salisbury Township has also already played their next contest, a 21-3 loss against Pen Argyl on the 28th.
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