Waitsburg had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They blew past the Dayton Bulldogs 54-22 at home. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 46-8.
Waitsburg was led to victory by Isa Reyes and Koyen Fortune. Reyes rushed for 186 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries, while Fortune rushed for 41 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Reyes a new career-high in rushing yards.
Waitsburg's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of JJ Gleason and Reyes. Another thorn in Dayton's side was Jarod Hankins, who picked up three sacks and made 15 total tackles.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Waitsburg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 281 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Waitsburg's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Dayton, they dropped their record down to 1-2 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Waitsburg will square off against Tekoa-Rosalia at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Waitsburg's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three contests. As for Dayton, they will head out to square off against Garfield-Palouse at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Dayton is facing Garfield-Palouse at the right time seeing as Garfield-Palouse is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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