Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Gladewater). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat the White Oak Roughnecks 54-27. With that win, the Bears brought their scoring average up to 26.5 points per game.
Gladewater found their leader in sophomore Trayvion Watts, who rushed for 350 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 17.5 yards per carry. Those 350 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Watts.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Gladewater's defense and their six sacks. White Oak's QB won't forget Amarion Minter anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Mason Budro was another major factor on D, making 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defending two passes.
Gladewater was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 474 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 167 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
White Oak's loss came despite strong showings from Jaxsen Ludlow and Braydon Bratcher. Ludlow rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns, while Bratcher picked up 169 receiving yards and a touchdown. White Oak is 4-2 when Bratcher posts 100 or more receiving yards, but 1-3 otherwise.
With the victory, Gladewater broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 4-6. As for White Oak, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 5-5.
As of now, neither Gladewater nor White Oak have any future games scheduled.
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