With a playoff game on the line, Summer Creek rose to the challenge on Friday. They claimed a resounding 54-20 victory over the Jordan Warriors. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 matches by 28 points or more this season.
Blake Thomas was his usual excellent self, rushing for 127 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry, and also throwing for 131 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in December of 2023.
Another reason for the win was Summer Creek's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for nine sacks. Joseph Carroll led the group effort, picking up three of those sacks all by himself. Jashaud Johnson is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last five games he's played.
Summer Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 230 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Jordan only rushed for 114.
Jordan lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Andrew Marsh, who picked up 160 receiving yards. Dominic Cangolosi was another key player, having thrown for 283 yards and onetouchdown.
Summer Creek is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 45 points. As for Jordan, they moved to 11-2 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Summer Creek will face off against Kingwood at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Summer Creek is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games. Jordan does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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