On Saturday, Indian River faced Delmar in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Indian River Indians came up short against the Delmar Wildcats, falling 55-29. The Indians have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as their game on Saturday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the defeat, Indian River had strong showings from Davon Handy, who rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and Darnell Stokes, who rushed for 47 yards and a touchdown. Jayvion Chandler handled things on the ground, rushing for 84 yards.
Indian River wouldn't let Delmar keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Indian River can thank Nolan Staniszewski and Brennan Loose for forcing all of them. Staniszewski also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine.
Even though they lost, Indian River was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 201 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 173 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
The loss snapped Indian River's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-1 record. As for Delmar, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Indian River will challenge Seaford at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Indian River will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Delmar, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Lake Forest at 7:00 p.m. on October 11th.
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