Indian River waltzed into their matchup on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Conrad Science Red Wolves 50-20. The Indians might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by 24 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Indian River to victory, but perhaps none more so than Darnell Stokes Jr., who picked up 76 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 61 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. Stokes Jr. also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making four total tackles and defending a pass. Jayvion Chandler also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Indian River was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 272 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive contests.
Indian River didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Weston Werner and Brennan Loose.
Indian River's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.4 points per game. As for Conrad Science, they now have a losing record at 4-5-1.
Indian River has already played their next match, a 41-13 victory against First State Military Academy on the 9th. As for Conrad Science, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 34-20 win against Seaford on the 8th.
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