Castle's offense rose to the challenge against a Panthers defense that boasted an average of only 16.83 points allowed on Saturday. The Castle Knights claimed a resounding 35-7 victory over the Evansville Reitz Panthers on the road. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won three games by 28 points or more so far this season.
Max Mccool continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 125 yards and three touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 117 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Pritchard, who rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Castle was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 218 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Castle wouldn't let Evansville Reitz keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Castle can thank Gavin Leach and Benny Patterson for forcing both of them.
When it comes to explaining why Evansville Reitz lost, don't look at Landon Mcclarney. Despite the final result, he rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown.
Castle's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Evansville Reitz, the loss snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 5-1 record.
Castle will challenge Jasper at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Castle's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four matchups. As for Evansville Reitz, they will face off against Evansville Memorial at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Evansville Memorial will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Evansville Reitz surely won't give up without a fight.
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