Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Eureka). They claimed a resounding 58-2 victory over the West Franklin Falcons at home. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Peyton Hare continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 131 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, while also throwing for 186 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making three total tackles. Another big playmaker for Eureka was Tj Mills, who returned a punt for a touchdown.
Eureka's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB five times. In that department, Dylan Hamilton was the leader with two sacks. Another thorn in West Franklin's side was Laken Valentine, who picked up a sack and made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss).
The victory made it two in a row for Eureka and bumps their season record up to 5-1. As for West Franklin, their defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-6.
Eureka will head out to take on Central Heights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for West Franklin, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Humboldt at 7:00 p.m. Humboldt knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully West Franklin likes a good challenge.
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