Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Tolland). They blew past the Lewis Mills Spartans 42-6 on Saturday. With that victory, the Eagles brought their scoring average up to 28.3 points per game.
It was another big night for Destin Wood, who rushed for 210 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another back making a difference was Evan Johnson, who rushed for 98 yards on only eight carries.
Tolland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 401 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
The win made it two in a row for Tolland and bumps their season record up to 5-1. As for Lewis Mills, they dropped their record down to 1-5 with the defeat, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Tolland will square off against Northwest Catholic at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Northwest Catholic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.7 points per game this season. As for Lewis Mills, they will face off against Bloomfield at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Bloomfield's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three games.
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