Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Garfield). They enjoyed a cozy 48-30 victory over the South East Jaguars on Friday. The Bulldogs pushed the score to 42-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Jaguars cut but never quite recovered from.
Garfield found their leader in underclassman Ceasar Reyes, who rushed for 260 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 16.3 yards per carry. Those 260 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Reyes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Garfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 327 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 184 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Despite the loss, South East saw an underclassman step up: Edward Rivera rushed for 250 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. Rivera really tore up the turf during one magnificent 90-yard run. Eduardo Parra was another key player, throwing for 190 yards and two touchdowns.
Garfield's record now sits at 5-2. As for South East, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-3.
Garfield will take on South Gate at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for South East, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Roosevelt at 7:00 p.m. South East is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.2 points per game this season.
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