Army-Navy put their dominant defense on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Friday. They breezed by the Canyon Hills Rattlers on the road to the tune of 50-0. The Warriors' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
One reason for the win was Army-Navy's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Jonah Tua was especially locked on to Canyon Hills' QB and sacked him three times. Tua is also on a roll when it comes to sacks, as he's now sacked two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Army-Navy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 230 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 184 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Army-Navy's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Canyon Hills, they dropped their record down to 1-3 with that loss, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Army-Navy will challenge Calipatria at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams will come into the matchup having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes. As for Canyon Hills, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Montgomery at 7:00 p.m. on September 27th.
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