Football Recap: East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] vs. DeKalb Tigers
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax]). They claimed a resounding 70-24 win over the DeKalb Tigers on the road. The result was nothing new for East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax], who have now won three contests by 34 points or more so far this season.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to River Dow and he. Dow rushed for 70 yards and three touchdowns while he rushed for 70 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Gavyn Irvine a new career-high in rushing yards. Cameron Kephart also helped out with an impressive 88 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 216 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
The victory made it two in a row for East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] and bumps their season record up to 3-4. As for DeKalb, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-6.
East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 44-12 defeat against Rock Port on the 18th. DeKalb has also already played their next match, a 60-7 loss against South Nodaway on the 18th.
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