Walton had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 31.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. Everything went their way against the South Walton Seahawks as they made off with a 60-38 win. The Braves might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 22 points or more this season.
Wells Bettenhausen was his usual excellent self, throwing for 276 yards and five touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also rushing for 30 yards. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for four or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Peyton Seay, who rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Walton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 215 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Cannon Page and Jd Brown certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Page picked up 84 receiving yards and four touchdowns, while Brown threw for 255 yards and four touchdowns. A healthy portion of that aerial production (138 yards to be exact) also went to Grant Gilmore.
Walton now has a winning record of 3-2. As for South Walton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.
Walton will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Pensacola Catholic at 7:30 p.m. on October 11th. Pensacola Catholic is coming into the matchup with three straight victories at home, so Walton will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. South Walton has already played their next contest, a 37-0 loss against Choctawhatchee on the 4th.
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