Farmville Central put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on the Ayden - Grifton Chargers with a sharp 42-22 victory. The result was nothing new for the Jaguars, who have now won four games by 20 points or more so far this season.
Farmville Central can attribute much of their success to Benjamin Gardner, who threw for 114 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Elijah Able helped Gardner out on the ground, rushing for 113 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Farmville Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 273 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three contests they've averaged 266.3.
One reason for the win was Farmville Central's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Jeremy Mabery and Tysean Langley, who racked up five sacks between them. Mabery also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight.
Farmville Central pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Ayden - Grifton, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Farmville Central will host Washington at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Farmville Central's defense has only allowed 13.7 points per game this season, so Washington's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Ayden - Grifton, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Greene Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ayden - Grifton is facing Greene Central at the right time seeing as Greene Central is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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