After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Cascade, North Putnam was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 56-22 victory over the West Vigo Vikings. Considering the Cougars have won three matchups by more than 31 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Christian Kramer was his usual excellent self, rushing for 249 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 13.8 yards per carry, and also throwing for 91 yards and two touchdowns. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Paxton O'Brien was in the mix as well, providing North Putnam with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, North Putnam was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 491 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
When it comes to explaining why West Vigo lost, don't look at Jacob Dewey. Despite the final result, he rushed for 117 yards.
North Putnam's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for West Vigo, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season.
North Putnam didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 55-6 victory against Brown County on the 11th. As for West Vigo, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 34-33 win against Cloverdale on the 11th.
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