On Friday, the Bishop Verot Vikings didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against the Palmetto Panthers, but they still walked away with a 19-14 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Vikings.
Bishop Verot's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Deshon Jenkins Jr led the charge by rushing for 118 yards and two touchdowns. Jenkins Jr's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 106 rushing yards. Ayden Gonzalez also helped out with an impressive 81 receiving yards.
Another reason for the win was Bishop Verot's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for eight sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Dwyer Camron and Ryan Peterson, who racked up four sacks between them. Bishop Verot got some further help from Jj Bolz: he picked up a sack and made 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Bishop Verot is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to rushing yards: they averaged an imposing zero rushing yards in those games compared to only zero in the others. As for Palmetto, the loss snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 6-3 record.
Bishop Verot wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 32-6 win against Glades Central on the 7th. As for Palmetto, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 21-16 defeat against Booker T. Washington on the 7th.
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