Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Circle). They skirted past the Rose Hill Rockets 50-48. That's more bragging rights for the Thunderbirds, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Westin Rose was his usual excellent self, rushing for 245 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.8 yards per carry, and also picking up 32 receiving yards. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 113.3 rushing yards per game. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Dominic Sawyer, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Circle was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 240 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
With the win, Circle broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-4. As for Rose Hill, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-5.
Circle has already played their next game, a 58-22 defeat against Fort Scott on the 18th. As for Rose Hill, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 54-13 loss against Wellington on the 18th.
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