On Saturday, the Long Island City Bulldogs were able to grind out a solid victory over the Jefferson Orange Wave, taking the game 14-6. The 14-point effort marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Long Island City's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Billy Fuiaxis led the charge by rushing for 75 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Canela, who rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown.
Long Island City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 265 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 175 rushing yards in 12 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Long Island City pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 7.3 points per game. As for Jefferson, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-6.
Long Island City will take on Far Rockaway at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday. Long Island City is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.4 points per game this season. Jefferson does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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