Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Platt). They walked away with a 39-28 win over the Enfield Eagles on Thursday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Leading Platt to victory were Joel Rey and Austen Standish. Rey rushed for 223 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.1 yards per carry, while Standish threw for 225 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 passes. With that strong performance, Rey is now averaging an impressive 102 rushing yards per game. Jayvon West was in the mix as well, providing Platt with two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Platt's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for 3.5 sacks. Michael Smith was especially locked on to Enfield's QB and sacked him twice.
Enfield lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Sawyer Pequita, who threw for 282 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 56 yards. Jonathan Hewitt was another key player, rushing for 70 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries.
The win (which was Platt's third in a row) raised their record to 4-3. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 29.0 points per game. As for Enfield, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5.
Platt has already played their next matchup, a 42-3 loss against Windsor on the 8th. As for Enfield, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 42-41 victory against Conard on the 8th.
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