Concord waltzed into their contest on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 29-22 victory over the Encinal Jets. With that win, the Bears brought their scoring average up to 26 points per game.
It was another big night for Jayden Reger, who rushed for 276 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.5 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 125.7 rushing yards per game. Juan Gonzalez was another key player, throwing for 105 yards and a touchdown.
Concord was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 327 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 95.7 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've averaged 243.3.
Loss or not, Encinal got some senior leadership from Alexander Marston and Charlie Snell. Marston rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, while Snell rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Snell a new career-high in rushing yards.
Concord's victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-2. As for Encinal, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.
Concord will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Mt. Diablo at 7:30 p.m. on October 18th. Mt. Diablo will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last. As for Encinal, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 41-0 victory against San Lorenzo on the 11th.
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