Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Key West). They blew past the Belen Jesuit Wolverines 36-7 on the road on Thursday. That's more bragging rights for the Conchs, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Jaden Fox was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 218 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 66 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another rusher making a difference was Walson Morin, who rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Key West was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 489 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 176 rushing yards in 14 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
The win got Key West back to even at 2-2. As for Belen Jesuit, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Key West will host North Port at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Key West's defense has only allowed 15.2 points per game this season, so North Port's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Belen Jesuit, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on American at 7:00 p.m. on September 27th. Belen Jesuit is facing American at the right time seeing as American is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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