Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask McNair). They blew past the Franklin Yellowjackets 48-0 at home on Friday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Eagles with their most commanding win of the season.
McNair got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Joel Donnell out in front who rushed for 157 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also caught a touchdown. Another signal caller making a difference was Skyler Bell, who threw for 293 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
McNair wouldn't let Franklin keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Corey Waters 111 was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He also set a new season high mark in receiving yards with 188.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, McNair was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
McNair now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Franklin, their defeat was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-2.
McNair will square off against West at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. McNair is facing West at the right time seeing as West is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Franklin, they will face off against Chavez at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Chavez will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
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