Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ethel). They blew past the McAdams Bulldogs 34-12 on Thursday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
A big part of Ethel's win came down to the chemistry between Jake Newman and his top target Matthew Arnold. Newman threw for 351 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.1 yards per attempt while Arnold picked up 252 receiving yards and four touchdowns. Arnold was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 67 yards.
Ethel's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. Zantavious Clark was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sackshimself.
The victory got Ethel back to even at 4-4. As for McAdams, they are on a 16-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.
Ethel will challenge Nanih Waiya at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for McAdams, they will face off against Noxapater at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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