You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Mendon's strategy against Concord on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Mendon Hornets blew the Concord Yellowjackets out of the water with an 84-20 final score. Fans of the Hornets have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Owen Gorham went supernova for Mendon, rushing for 303 yards and five touchdowns on only 12 carries. The dominant performance gave Gorham a new career-high in rushing yards. Another back making a difference was James T Lux, who rushed for 75 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Mendon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 571 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 186 rushing yards in four consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Mendon wouldn't let Concord keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Mendon can thank Alex Zagon and Kaiden Scott for forcing both of them.
Mendon's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Concord, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-1.
Mendon will take on Athens at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mendon is facing Athens at the right time seeing as Athens is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Concord, they will venture away from home to face off against Britton Deerfield at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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