Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Flowing Wells). They blew past the Sahuarita Mustangs, posting a 47-16 win on the road. The Caballeros might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 28 points or more this season.
Benicio Ruiz was his usual excellent self, rushing for 177 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Tyler Friedenberg, who rushed for 89 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Flowing Wells was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 443 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in eight consecutive games dating back to last season.
Flowing Wells' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Jack Youmans.
Although Sahuarita took the loss, they still got scores from Raul Velez and Carlos Martinez.
Flowing Wells' victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Sahuarita, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-3.
Flowing Wells will welcome Goldwater at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Flowing Wells' defense has only allowed 14 points per game this season, so Goldwater's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Sahuarita, they will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Empire at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th.
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