On Friday, Sanford faced Dove Creek in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Everything went the Sanford Mustangs' way against the Dove Creek Bulldogs as the Sanford Mustangs made off with a 41-18 win. Considering the Mustangs have won four games by more than 22 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Trason Gartrell, who rushed for 238 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.3 yards per carry, and also threw for 79 yards and two touchdowns on only five passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Backing up that air attack was Jd Faucette, who rushed for 81 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Sanford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 327 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive matches.
Sanford didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Faucette and Gartrell. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Gartrell posted at least 136 rushing yards in the third games prior.
Sanford's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-3. As for Dove Creek, they moved to 7-2 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Sanford does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Dove Creek, they will take on Simla at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. That matchup will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Josh Kibel and Tj Eurich.
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