After losing to West Henderson the last time they met, Erwin decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Erwin Warriors managed a 27-21 victory over the West Henderson Falcons on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Warriors.
Erwin's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Lawson Reynolds led the charge by picking up 120 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 56 yards and a touchdown. Reynolds got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 88 yards. Another passer making a difference was Caden Ingle, who threw for 253 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per attempt.
Erwin's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Brendan Phelan, Jackson Davis, and Reynolds picked up one apiece. The dominant performance gave Reynolds a new career-high in rushing yards. Erwin got some further help from Jayden Holder: he picked up three sacks and made 11 total tackles.
Erwin's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for West Henderson, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Erwin will challenge Enka at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for West Henderson, they will face off against North Henderson at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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