Schuylkill Haven has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 15.8 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Minersville Battlin' Miners as the Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes made off with a 72-52 victory. Considering the Hurricanes have won four matches by more than 19 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Niko Carestia continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 277 yards and seven touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Backing up that air attack was Colton Reber, who rushed for 120 yards and a rushing touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Schuylkill Haven was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 538 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 436 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
When it comes to explaining why Minersville lost, don't look at Dante Carr. Despite the final result, he rushed for 143 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 403 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 14.9 yards per attempt. Carr's longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Paiten LaPoint also helped out as he racked up 166 receiving yards.
Schuylkill Haven pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Minersville, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Schuylkill Haven will welcome Williams Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Williams Valley will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Schuylkill Haven surely won't give up without a fight. As for Minersville, they will be playing at home against Marian Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Minersville's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
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