Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Callaway). They blew past the Van-Far Indians 42-22 on Friday. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Thunderbirds just coasted through the last quarter.
North Callaway found their leader in underclassman Jaiden Galbreath, who rushed for 187 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. Wyatt Haden was in the mix as well, providing North Callaway with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, North Callaway was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 326 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Several Indians players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Gaven Gaston, who rushed for 94 yards on only seven carries. The dominant performance gave Gaston a new career-high in rushing yards.
The victory (which was North Callaway's fourth in a row) raised their record to 7-1. As for Van-Far, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 6-2.
North Callaway will take on Wright City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. North Callaway is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road. As for Van-Far, they will challenge Scotland County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Van-Far is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.8 points per game this season.
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