Football Preview: Strasburg Indians vs. Kent Denver Sun Devils
Two dominant backs in Ayden Dodge and Wyatt Walker are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Strasburg Indians will square off against the Kent Denver Sun Devils at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Strasburg's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Friday, when they got past Englewood's usually-dominant defense. Strasburg took their matchup on the road with ease, bagging a 35-0 win over Englewood. That looming 35-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Indians yet this season.
Strasburg found their leader in underclassman Dodge, who rushed for 174 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also caught a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Dodge a new career-high in rushing yards.
Strasburg didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Cade Hemphill. Ian Ross was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making six total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Kent Denver). They blew past Bennett 48-22 on Saturday. The victory was familiar territory for the Sun Devils who have now won three games in a row.
Kent Denver's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Walker, who gained 255 total yards, and Yianni Balafas, who threw for 182 yards and three touchdowns. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Walker posted at least 200 rushing yards in the third games prior.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Kent Denver was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 229 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Strasburg pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Kent Denver, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
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