After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Whitefield Academy, Mount Vernon was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They blew past the Business Engineering Science Tech Eagles 57-20 at home. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Mustangs had established a 30 point advantage.
Bristan Derocher was a one-man wrecking crew for Mount Vernon as he rushed for 167 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 222 yards and two touchdowns while completing 81% of his passes. Another player making a difference was Walker Warshaw, who rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Mount Vernon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 305 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Business Engineering Science Tech only rushed for 11.
Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Alexander Barrett, who threw for 258 yards and two touchdowns. 96 of those passing yards were hauled in by Anthony Hill, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Mount Vernon now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Business Engineering Science Tech, their defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mount Vernon will venture away from home to square off against Mount Pisgah Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Mount Vernon is facing Mount Pisgah Christian at the right time seeing as Mount Pisgah Christian is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Business Engineering Science Tech, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Walker at 7:00 p.m. on September 27th.
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