Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Douglas). They breezed by the New Hope Indians at home to the tune of 48-21 on Friday. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 27 points or more this season.
Kenyon Watkins was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 122 yards and three touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown. Those 122 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Keilan Green was another key player, rushing for 96 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Douglas was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 295 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
When it comes to explaining why New Hope lost, don't look at Layton Pohl. Despite the final result, he rushed for 112 yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Dawson Cambron, who picked up 123 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Douglas now has a winning record of 3-2. As for New Hope, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-3.
Douglas has already played their next contest, a 42-7 loss against Arab on the 4th. As for New Hope, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 62-38 win against St. John Paul II on the 3rd.
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