Heide Trask was looking to beat Pender like they did the last time the pair played, but Heide Trask didn't take Jeremiah Johnson into account. The Pender Patriots took down the Heide Trask Titans 36-22 on Friday thanks in part to Johnson, who rushed for 106 yards and three touchdowns. Johnson is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 106 every time he's taken the field this season.
The team also got some help courtesy of Mark Rawls, who rushed for 103 yards on only seven carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Pender was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 317 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 195 rushing yards in ten consecutive contests.
Pender wouldn't let Heide Trask keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. Demari Morgan led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself.
Pender has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Heide Trask, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-4 record this season.
As of now, neither Pender nor Heide Trask have any future games scheduled.
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