Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask West Lafayette). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat the Twin Lakes Indians 49-21 on the road. With that win, the Red Devils brought their scoring average up to 26.8 points per game.
It was another big night for Dawson Martin, who rushed for 219 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. His longest rush was for an incredible 71 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Kojo Steffey, who picked up 106 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, West Lafayette was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 323 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in seven consecutive games.
West Lafayette didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Mason Wright, David Curl III, and Dylan Salazar picked up one apiece. Salazar is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last seven games he's played dating back to last season.
Despite the defeat, Twin Lakes saw an underclassman step up: Darin Baker rushed for 55 yards and two touchdowns.
West Lafayette's victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-3. As for Twin Lakes, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 3-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. West Lafayette will challenge Hamilton Heights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. West Lafayette is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.8 points per game this season. As for Twin Lakes, they will square off against Western at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Twin Lakes is facing Western at the right time seeing as Western is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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