Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Doral Academy). They took down the Spanish River Sharks 47-28 on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Firebirds considering their six-point performance the match before.
Doral Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Darreon Green led the charge by rushing for 127 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. Green showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 57 yards. Doral Academy also got a significant boost from Nicholas Garcia, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 99 yards.
Doral Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 409 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Several Sharks players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Marcus Stracke, who threw for 200 yards and three touchdowns. Tarrel Ocean helped Stracke out on the ground, rushing for 98 yards and two touchdowns.
Doral Academy now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Spanish River, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-3.
Doral Academy has already played their next game, a 55-14 victory against Southwest on the 24th. As for Spanish River, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 27-12 defeat against Boca Raton on the 25th.
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