A well-balanced attack led Laton over Desert Christian in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Laton Mustangs blew the Desert Christian Knights out of the water with a 42-8 final score. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Mustangs had established a 22 point advantage.
One reason for the win was Laton's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for 11 sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Joshua Greer and Cooper Thomas who racked up eight sacks between them. Thomas also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up two sacks and making seven total tackles (2.0 for loss). Laton got some further help from Jesus Lopez: he picked up a sack and made 16 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
The victory made it two in a row for Laton and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Laton will have plenty of time to enjoy the win as they don't play again for a while. They'll take on Kern Resource Center at 7:00 p.m. on September 13th. As for Desert Christian, they will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on West Shores at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Desert Christian is looking for their season?s first victory.
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