Crestview won the last time they faced Fort Walton Beach and Zi Morris did his part to make sure it happened again. The Crestview Bulldogs snuck past the Fort Walton Beach Vikings with a 26-21 win on Friday thanks in part to Morris, who rushed for 118 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Morris was just one part of a punishing run game: Crestview was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 306 rushing yards. That's a new trend for Crestview: they were averaging 121.8 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 0.
Anthony Gassaway and Jereme Earl certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Gassaway rushed for 58 yards and two touchdowns, while Earl rushed for 60 yards on only eight carries. That's the most rushing yards Earl has posted since back in September.
Crestview's record now sits at 4-6. As for Fort Walton Beach, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-7 record this season.
As of now, neither Crestview nor Fort Walton Beach have any future games scheduled.
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