With a playoff game on the line, Christ Church Episcopal rose to the challenge on Friday. They breezed by the West-Oak Warriors to the tune of 42-2. That 40 point margin sets a new team best for the Cavaliers this season.
Christ Church Episcopal found their leader in freshman Michael Martin II, who rushed for 150 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. Those 150 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Martin II. Tucker Hendrix was another key player, throwing for 250 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Christ Church Episcopal didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Hutch Lyman and Hayes Lyman.
The win was the fifth in a row for Christ Church Episcopal, bringing their record for this year to 6-4. A key ingredient in that success has been their rushing production: they averaged an imposing 129.8 rushing yards in those games compared to only 129.8 in the others. As for West-Oak, their defeat was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-8.
Christ Church Episcopal will be playing at home against Crescent at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Christ Church Episcopal will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last. West-Oak does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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