Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Helena). They managed a 43-37 victory over the Lower Lake Trojans on Friday. That's more bragging rights for the Saints, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Jhony Covarrubias was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 178 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 37 yards and two touchdowns. Those 37 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Sam Beck was another key player, rushing for 133 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: St. Helena was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 243 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lower Lake only rushed for 103.
St. Helena didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Russell Wilms and Dean Sommer.
Lower Lake lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Ashton Hartmann, who threw for 232 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per attempt, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Luke Campbell was in the mix too, providing Lower Lake with two touchdowns.
The win made it two in a row for St. Helena and bumps their season record up to 2-3. As for Lower Lake, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Helena's road trip will continue as they head out to face Middletown at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Lower Lake, they will venture away from home to square off against Clear Lake at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Lower Lake is facing Clear Lake at the right time seeing as Clear Lake is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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