The West Point Pointers are taking a road trip to square off against the Essex Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. West Point is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.3 points per game this season.
West Point took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Charles City 47-8. Considering the Pointers have won three games by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Rylan Stanley had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 92 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Michael Holmes was another key back, rushing for 75 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
West Point was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 354 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 218 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Essex had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 48.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They secured a 20-14 W over the Eagles.
Essex's victory was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 7.7 points per game. As for West Point, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 4-6 record this season.
West Point might still be hurting after the 49-28 defeat they got from Essex in their previous meeting back in November of 2021. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point West Point was down 35-14.
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