After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Highland Park, Joshua was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They blew past the Cleburne Yellowjackets 31-8. The result was nothing new for the Owls, who have now won four contests by 23 points or more so far this season.
Eli Martinez was his usual excellent self, rushing for 138 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. Joshua is undefeated when Martinez posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-4 otherwise.
Joshua was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 249 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cleburne only rushed for 121.
Joshua's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. Maddox Caffey was especially locked on to Cleburne's QB and sacked him twice. Joshua got some further help from Jaxon Wells: he forced a fumble, made 15 total tackles, and defended a pass.
When it comes to explaining why Cleburne lost, don't look at Luke Stewart. Despite the final result, he threw for 179 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 45 yards.
The victory snapped Joshua's losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 5-4 record. As for Cleburne, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-10.
Joshua will take on Centennial at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Joshua is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.6 points per game this season. Cleburne does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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