East Bladen's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Monday. They took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 42-8 win over the West Bladen Knights. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-0.
Torean Cogdell was a one-man wrecking crew for East Bladen as he rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
East Bladen's defense stepped up as well, laying out Hunter Hester. three times. Leading the way was Julio Murillo and his two sacks. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up two sacks and made two total tackles.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, East Bladen was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 403 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West Bladen only gained 75.
The victory got East Bladen back to even at 1-1. As for West Bladen, they dropped their record down to 0-2 with that loss, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
East Bladen will take on Ashley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given how much these teams ran up and down the field in their prior games. As for West Bladen, they are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they take on West Columbus at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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