The Santaluces Chiefs are on the road again on Friday to play the Lake Worth Trojans at 6:30 p.m. Santaluces knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Lake Worth likes a good challenge.
Santaluces' defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They really took it to Forest Hill for the full four quarters, racking up a 63-0 win on the road. The result was nothing new for the Chiefs, who have now won three games by 22 points or more so far this season.
Israel Marion was his usual excellent self, rushing for 108 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Jamie Simmons was another major influence, as he rushed for 53 yards and ran in a TD.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Santaluces was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 229 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 97.8 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three contests they've averaged 198.7.
Meanwhile, Lake Worth and Leonard met for a duel on Monday where Lake Worth prevailed. Lake Worth snuck past Leonard with a 24-19 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Trojans.
Santaluces' record now sits at 5-2. As for Lake Worth, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 3-5 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Santaluces against Lake Worth when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 55-14 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Lake Worth's Jeffery Studdard, who rushed for 144 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Santaluces to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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