You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Pender on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Hobbton Wildcats out of the water with a 68-30 final score. The result was nothing new for the Patriots, who have now won five contests by 32 points or more so far this season.
Jeremiah Johnson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 218 yards and seven touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 121 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another rusher making a difference was Coryyon Moore, who rushed for 137 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries.
Pender wouldn't let Hobbton keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Pender can thank Preston Moloney and Luke Hernandez for forcing both of them.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pender was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 502 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 195 rushing yards in seven consecutive matchups.
Pender is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Hobbton, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pender is on the road again on Friday to play Whiteville at 7:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Pender: 14.7, Whiteville: 8.2) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Hobbton, they will take on Lakewood at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lakewood is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.4 points per game this season.
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