Atlantic put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past the Blanche Ely Tigers 42-13 on the road. Fans of the Eagles have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
It was another big night for Lincoln Graf, who threw for 253 yards and five touchdowns, and also rushed for 38 yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Deandre Desinor, who gained 139 total yards and two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Atlantic's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for 12 sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Jabari Henry and Dj Williams, who racked up five sacks between them. Henry also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven. Atlantic got some further help from Tyrelle Owens: he picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
When it comes to explaining why Blanche Ely lost, don't look at Shawn Paschall. Despite the final result, he rushed for 118 yards on only 14 carries.
Atlantic's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Blanche Ely, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Atlantic will take on The First Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 868 yards in their previous games. As for Blanche Ely, they will challenge Piper at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Piper knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Blanche Ely likes a good challenge.
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