Connor Stollson Rushes for 189 Yards as Jacksonville Beats Boston

Riley Kade — JRSports One

Connor Stollson ran for 189 yards and two touchdowns, and Jacksonville Juice beat Boston Wolf Pack 27-20. The win lifted Jacksonville to 3-4 and left Boston at 1-6.

The turn came in the final three minutes of the second quarter. Stollson's 4-yard run at 3:02 and Angus Waurke's extra point at 2:58 gave Jacksonville a 14-13 lead after Boston had led 13-7. Enmanuel Forez intercepted Riley Mirtwell at 2:35, and Stollson scored again from 3 yards at 1:09 to put the Juice up 21-13 at halftime.

Garrett Jeackford kicked field goals of 46 and 49 yards in the first quarter, the second at 4:48, to give Boston a 6-0 lead. Jacksonville went ahead 7-6 on a 14-yard pass from Tama Weat to Finn Krekmann at 13:18, and Andrew Crackmore's 1-yard run at 7:54 put Boston back in front 13-7.

Angus Waurke's 39-yard field goal at 9:42 of the third quarter made it 24-13. Early in the fourth quarter, Weat and Mirtwell each threw interceptions, to Travis Shoondwood at 14:35 and Marcus Blealer at 14:14, but neither led to points. Waurke's 27-yard field goal at 2:39 gave Jacksonville its largest lead, 27-13.

Hugo Schun returned a kickoff 96 yards at 2:34, and Mirtwell scored on a 1-yard run at 2:21 to cut the margin to 27-20. That was the last score.

Stollson carried 29 times for 189 yards and two touchdowns, and Weat was 21 of 29 for 195 yards with one touchdown. Mirtwell finished 20 of 30 for 218 yards with two interceptions, and Crackmore ran 13 times for 66 yards and a score. Nicolas Von led Boston with 10 tackles and one sack.

Five players listed on the injury report did not return: Harley Man with an Achilles tear, Nelson Tosino with a high ankle sprain, Josh Voockings with a rib injury, Seth Thickings with a concussion, and Lorenzo Qie with an ankle sprain.

With the win, Jacksonville is 3-4 and Boston falls to 1-6.