Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Canyon Lake). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat the Veterans Memorial Patriots 77-40 at home. The win was familiar territory for Canyon Lake who have now won three matches in a row.
Jace Wheeler went supernova for Canyon Lake, throwing for 496 yards and seven touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes. James Garza helped Wheeler out on the ground, rushing for 136 yards and two touchdowns.
Canyon Lake wouldn't let Veterans Memorial keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Canyon Lake can thank Carter Prieto and Eli Hammons for forcing both of them.
Canyon Lake's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Veterans Memorial, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Canyon Lake will welcome John F. Kennedy at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Veterans Memorial, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on McCollum at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th.
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