Armwood put their dominant defense on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Thursday. They breezed by the Sickles Gryphons to the tune of 58-0. The Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by 23 points or more this season.
AJ Jones went supernova for Armwood, rushing for 96 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Jones a new career-high in rushing yards. Kendrick Ford was in the mix as well, providing Armwood with two touchdowns.
Armwood didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kellen Wiley and Dashawn Styles. Wiley is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played.
Armwood pushed their record up to 10-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. A key ingredient in that success has been their rushing production: they averaged an imposing zero rushing yards in those games compared to only zero in the others. As for Sickles, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-8.
Armwood will face off against Melbourne at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Armwood's defense has only allowed 6.3 points per game this season, so Melbourne's offense will have their work cut out for them. Sickles does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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