It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Somerville ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. In a tight matchup that could have gone either way, they made off with a 42-41 win over the Burton Panthers. With that victory, the Yeguas brought their scoring average up to 27 points per game.
Somerville had a senior duo take command as Keith Crawford gained 209 total yards and three touchdowns and Ian Teague threw for 146 yards and two touchdowns on perfect 5-for-5 passing. Teague's posted a season-high passer rating of 177.1.
Somerville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Rey Garza and Kyle Brooks.
The win was the fourth in a row for Somerville, bringing their record for this year to 5-1. As for Burton, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Somerville will host Granger at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Somerville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27 points per game this season. As for Burton, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Bartlett at 7:00 p.m. Burton knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Bartlett likes a good challenge.
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