Whitwell put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Their defense stepped up to hand the Sale Creek Panthers a 24-0 shutout. Fans of the Tigers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Brandon Easterly continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 186 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.2 yards per carry, and also throwing for 158 yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 111 rushing yards per game. Bennett Mcdougal was Easterly's top target, picking up 90 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 60 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Whitwell was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 297 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Whitwell's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Sale Creek, they are on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Whitwell will face off against Copper Basin at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Whitwell's defense has only allowed 1.4 points per game this season, so Copper Basin's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Sale Creek, they will square off against Grundy County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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