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| 10/03/25 - Away | 78-42 W |
| 10/04/24 - Home | 56-30 W |
| 08/19/21 - Away | 16-28 L |
| 08/20/20 - Home | 31-30 W |
| 09/20/19 - Away | 26-12 W |
| + 4 more games |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Vinemont). They took their contest on Friday with ease, bagging a 78-42 win over the Hanceville Bulldogs. The Eagles pushed the score to 63-35 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bulldogs had little chance of recovering from.
Gabriel Herrera had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 274 yards and four TDs on only 13 carries. Those 274 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Vinemont proved: they limited Hanceville to a paltry 2.6 yards per carry. The Eagles didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 18.9.
Hanceville's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Hunter Black, who threw for 326 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 47 yards. The Bulldogs' leading receiver Drake Bentley was Black's top target yet again, picking up 170 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
The victory was the fifth in a row for Vinemont, bringing their record up to 5-2. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 40.6 points over those games. As for Hanceville, they are on a 12-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Vinemont will square off against Gordo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Hanceville, they will take on Midfield at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Patriots will aim to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
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