Two dominant backs in Keondrick Melton and Elijah Able are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Washington Pam Pack's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Farmville Central Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Washington is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took down West Craven 44-28 on Thursday. The Pam Pack pushed the score to 41-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Eagles cut but never quite recovered from.
Melton continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 187 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 69 yards. Anderson Thomas was in the mix as well, providing Washington with two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Farmville Central put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Ayden - Grifton as Farmville Central made off with a 42-22 win. The Jaguars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 20 points or more this season.
Benjamin Gardner looked great while leading his team to the win, throwing for 114 yards and two touchdowns, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Able helped Gardner out on the ground, rushing for 113 yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Farmville Central's defense and their 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.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Farmville Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 273 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 204 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Washington's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Farmville Central, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Washington took a serious blow against Farmville Central when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 38-8. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Able, who rushed for 124 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. Now that Washington knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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