Martin County waltzed into their game on Monday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came out on top against the South Fork Bulldogs by a score of 35-25. The Tigers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Bulldogs, too.
A big part of Martin County's victory came down to the chemistry between Louis Manny and his top target Antonio Escamilla. Manny threw for 173 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes while Escamilla picked up 114 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Escamilla showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 57 yards.
Martin County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kyrus Haston and Aiden Montgomery.
Martin County pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for South Fork, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-5.
Martin County has the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Jupiter at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Martin County: 13, Jupiter: 9.7) so any points scored will be well earned. As for South Fork, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Port St. Lucie at 7:00 p.m.
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