East Wilkes won the last time they faced South Stokes and Phoenix Blackburn did his part to make sure it happened again. The East Wilkes Cardinals blew past the South Stokes Sauras 52-7 on Tuesday thanks in part to Blackburn, who rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 113 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. His longest rush was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Another player making a difference was Reece Dobbins, who gained 154 total yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in rushing yards (87).
East Wilkes was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 318 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South Stokes only rushed for 60.
South Stokes' loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Dasian Leeper, who picked up 90 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Connor Cox, who threw for 174 yards and a touchdown.
The win made it two in a row for East Wilkes and bumps their season record up to 7-2. As for South Stokes, their defeat was their sixth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-9.
East Wilkes didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 49-0 victory against North Stokes on the 1st. South Stokes does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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