Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Merritt Academy). They breezed by the Carsonville-Port Sanilac Tigers on the road to the tune of 57-0 on Thursday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Anthony Casper was a one-man wrecking crew for Merritt Academy as he rushed for 184 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 100 yards and two touchdowns on only seven passes. Casper's longest rush was for an impressive 58 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Ethan Wolfe also helped out as he racked up 107 rushing yards.
Merritt Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Brody Westhouse and Wyatt Goodwin. The dominant performance also gave Goodwin a new career-high in rushing yards. Jackson Dupuis was another major factor on D, making 19 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Merritt Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 463 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Carsonville-Port Sanilac only rushed for 109.
Merritt Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 3-4 record this season. As for Carsonville-Port Sanilac, they are on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7.
Merritt Academy didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 45-16 win against Akron-Fairgrove on the 18th. Carsonville-Port Sanilac has also already played their next match, a 56-6 loss against Peck on the 17th.
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