Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Arroyo). They blew past the Saint Mary's Panthers 41-13 on the road on Saturday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Joseph Estes continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 353 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 9.5 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023. Willie Johnson was another key back, rushing for 78 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Arroyo was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 481 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Despite the loss, Saint Mary's still got an impressive performance from Wyatt Swanson, who rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. Swanson's longest rush was for an impressive 66 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Arroyo's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Saint Mary's, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Arroyo will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Hercules at 2:00 p.m. on October 5th. Arroyo's defense has only allowed 17.5 points per game this season, so Hercules' offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Saint Mary's, they will head out to take on Kennedy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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