Cape Fear's offense rose to the challenge against a Pirates defense that boasted an average of only 14 points allowed on Friday. The Cape Fear Colts took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 42-6 win over the Lumberton Pirates. The result was nothing new for the Colts, who have now won three games by 24 points or more so far this season.
Cape Fear's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Geronimo Sanchez led the charge by rushing for 108 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, while also throwing for 101 yards and a touchdown while completing 88.9% of his passes. The dominant performance gave Sanchez a new career-high in rushing yards. King Faison was another key back, gaining 150 total yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Cape Fear's defense and their 10.5 sacks. It was truly a group effort as Aydin Leonard, Bryan Charles, Dacori Davis, and Davis picked up two apiece. Leonard also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 11.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cape Fear was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 307 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 151 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Cape Fear's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Lumberton, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Cape Fear will challenge Purnell Swett at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cape Fear's defense has only allowed 6.8 points per game this season, so Purnell Swett's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Lumberton, they will head out to challenge Jack Britt at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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