Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask East). They breezed by the Thurgood Marshall Cougars at home to the tune of 52-0 on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won three games by 30 points or more so far this season.
Aaron Britford continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 114 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, while also throwing for 130 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 passes. Another big playmaker for East was Marsean Bowles, who returned a punt for a touchdown.
East's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB four times. Leading the way was Xavier Hunter with two sacks.
The win made it two in a row for East and bumps their season record up to 3-1. As for Thurgood Marshall, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. East will head out to square off against Mifflin at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. East's defense has only allowed nine points per game this season, so Mifflin's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Thurgood Marshall, they will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Dunbar at 6:00 p.m. on September 26th.
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