Bruton's offense rose to the challenge against a Indians defense that boasted an average of only 15.75 points allowed on Friday. The Bruton Panthers took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 42-12 victory over the Northumberland Indians. Fans of the Panthers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Peter Henderson had a dynamite game for Bruton, rushing for 209 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.7 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Henderson a new career-high in rushing yards. Ashton Bell was in the mix too, providing Bruton with two touchdowns.
Bruton wouldn't let Northumberland keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Bruton can thank Paul Mutter and Troy Walson for forcing both of them. With that strong performance, Mutter is now averaging an impressive 5.2 total tackles per game. Rumante Todd was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making seven total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bruton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 296 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
The win for Bruton keeps them at an undefeated 4-0. As for Northumberland, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-1.
Bruton didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 35-6 victory vs. Grafton on the 27th. As for Northumberland, they will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Lancaster at 7:00 p.m. on October 11th.
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