Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Overland). They blew past the Westminster Wolves 50-21 on the road on Friday. The Trailblazers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 27 points or more this season.
Jarrius Ward continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 190 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.9 yards per carry. Those 190 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Overland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 365 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Overland's defense and their four sacks. In that department, Weston Travis Jr. was the leader with two. He is becoming a predictor of Overland's success: when he posts at least two sacks the team is 2-1 (and 1-3 when he doesn't).
Despite the loss, Westminster still got an impressive performance from Mason Kiewiet, who threw for 213 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 93 yards. Kiewiet was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 69 yards.
The victory made it two in a row for Overland and bumps their season record up to 3-4. As for Westminster, they moved to 5-2 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak.
Overland has already played their next matchup, a 50-19 win against Lakewood on the 17th. As for Westminster, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 28-15 victory against Mountain Range on the 18th.
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