After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Tampa Bay Tech, Durant was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 42-14 victory over the Bartow Yellow Jackets. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 21 points or more this season.
Emmanuel Lee continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 264 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.6 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Ryan, who threw for 122 yards and two touchdowns.
Durant was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 323 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Durant didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Jayden Cornelius. Another thorn in Bartow's side was Hunter Smith, who made 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
Durant now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Bartow, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Durant will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Bloomingdale at 7:00 p.m. on November 7th. As for Bartow, they will challenge Lake Wales at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lake Wales is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.5 points per game this season.
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