Football Preview: New Diana Eagles vs. Redwater Dragons
The New Diana Eagles will challenge the Redwater Dragons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (New Diana has three straight wins, Redwater has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
New Diana's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 32-0 victory over Sabine. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 159th, while the Cardinals are ranked 408th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Dejuan Johnson had a dynamite game for New Diana, rushing for 128 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, while also throwing for 237 yards and two touchdowns on only 16 passes. Johnson's longest rush was for an impressive 64 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Davyon Mapps, who rushed for 112 yards on only eight carries.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 35-6, which was the final score in Redwater's tilt against Pewitt on Friday.
New Diana's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Redwater, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
New Diana was able to grind out a solid victory over Redwater in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 35-28. The rematch might be a little tougher for New Diana since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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