The Pender Patriots beat the Red Springs Red Devils 36-28 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Patriots.
Pender's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Austin Deal led the charge by rushing for 125 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry, and also throwing for 40 yards and one TD. Those 40 passing yards gave Deal a new career-high. Jaheim Lambe helped out on the ground, rushing for 155 yards and a rushing touchdown.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Pender was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 533 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Red Springs only rushed for 156 rushing yards.
Despite the loss, Red Springs still got an impressive performance from Chase Boone, who rushed for 106 yards and one score on only 11 carries, and also threw for 165 yards and three TDs.
Pender's record is now 2-0. As for Red Springs, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Pender will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Wallace-Rose Hill at 7:00 p.m. on the 12th. As for Red Springs, they will take on St. Pauls at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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