Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Helix). They blew past the Grossmont Foothillers 56-26 on the road on Friday. With that victory, the Highlanders brought their scoring average up to 26.4 points per game.
Isaiah Jackson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 191 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.6 yards per carry. Those 191 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jett Gottlieb, who threw for 205 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Helix was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 369 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive contests.
Helix's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB nine times. The heavy lifting was done by Jeremy Davis and Noah Lauifi, who racked up 6.5 sacks between them.
Grossmont's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Noah Walker, who picked up 122 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Walker is on a roll when it comes to receiving touchdowns, as he's now hauled in two or more in the last four games he's played. Amari Riley did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 105 receiving yards.
The win snapped Helix's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-5 record. As for Grossmont, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Helix will face off against Granite Hills at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Granite Hills is coming into the matchup with four straight victories on the road, so Helix will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Grossmont, they will square off against Mater Dei Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mater Dei Catholic knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Grossmont likes a good challenge.
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