Luella's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They walked away with a 35-25 victory over the Cedar Grove Saints. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Lions considering their seven-point performance the matchup before.
R.L. Ward Iii had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 148 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry. Luella is 3-1 when Ward Iii posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-4 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Dayqwon Curry, who rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
Luella was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 394 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Luella's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-5. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 34.7 points per game. As for Cedar Grove, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
As of now, neither Luella nor Cedar Grove have any future games scheduled.
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