Grand Saline put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Joaquin Rams 64-19 at home. While the Indians didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-6), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Jett Taylor continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 231 yards and four touchdowns on only ten carries, while also throwing for 144 yards and two touchdowns on only nine passes. Kolton Prox was Taylor's top target, picking up 90 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 38 yards.
Grand Saline wouldn't let Joaquin keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force five fumbles. Trevor Green led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 6.2 total tackles per game. Another thorn in Joaquin's side was Francisco Torres, who made 17 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Grand Saline was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 447 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 255 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Although Joaquin took the loss, they still got scores from Jacob Gatlin, Elijah Hardison, and Hardison.
Grand Saline's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Joaquin, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Grand Saline will have plenty of time to enjoy the victory as they don't play again for a while. They'll take on Harmony at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th. As for Joaquin, they will square off against Corrigan-Camden at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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