Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Santaluces). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat the Forest Hill Falcons 63-0 on the road. With that win, the Chiefs brought their scoring average up to 29.7 points per game.
Israel Marion was his usual excellent self, rushing for 108 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamie Simmons, who rushed for 53 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Santaluces was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 229 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 97.8 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matches they've averaged 198.7.
Santaluces' victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Forest Hill, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-3 record this season.
Santaluces is on the road again on Friday to play Lake Worth at 6:30 p.m. Lake Worth is coming into the game with three straight wins at home, so Santaluces will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Forest Hill, they will take on Suncoast at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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