Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Middlesex). They took their game on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 66-28 victory over the Charles City Panthers. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Chargers with their most commanding win of the season.
Jaquan Griffin continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 358 yards and seven touchdowns while picking up 18.8 yards per carry. Those 358 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Middlesex didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Davonte Griffin and Nathan Powell. Griffin is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made eight or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Middlesex was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 390 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Despite the loss, Charles City still got an impressive performance from Shane Jones, who rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 100 yards and a touchdown. Jones got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 67 yards.
The win made it two in a row for Middlesex and bumps their season record up to 4-3. As for Charles City, they are on a 16-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing King & Queen Central the next time they take the field. Charles City will head out to face King & Queen Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, while Middlesex will host them at 7:00 p.m. on November 1st.
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