Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mountain Ridge). They claimed a resounding 56-3 victory over the Keyser Golden Tornado. With that win, the Miners brought their scoring average up to 27.8 points per game.
Leading Mountain Ridge to victory were Kyree Griffin and Carter Clites. Griffin rushed for 152 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, while Clites rushed for 92 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. The dominant performance gave Clites a new career-high in rushing yards.
Mountain Ridge didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Noah Hartlaub and Noah Kenner. Kenner also set a new season high mark in total tackles with four.
Mountain Ridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 325 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive contests.
Mountain Ridge now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Keyser, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Mountain Ridge will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Northern Garrett at 7:00 p.m. on November 15th. Mountain Ridge will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last. Keyser has already played their next match, a 55-0 loss against Frankfort on the 8th.
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