Football Preview: Dyer County Choctaws vs. Haywood Tomcats
Dyer County hasn't had much luck against Haywood recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Dyer County Choctaws will be playing in front of their home fans against the Haywood Tomcats at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Haywood is hoping to do what Obion County couldn't on Friday: put an end to Dyer County's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Dyer County blew past Obion County 49-6. That looming 49-6 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Choctaws yet this season.
Meanwhile, the third road game was the charm for Haywood, as they earned their first road win of the season. They put the hurt on Crockett County with a sharp 50-29 victory on Friday.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Haywood to victory, but perhaps none more so than Camarion Miller, who rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 41 receiving yards and a touchdown. Another signal caller making a difference was Caydan Sanders, who threw for 173 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Dyer County's win bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Haywood, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season.
Dyer County suffered a grim 42-20 defeat to Haywood in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Haywood's Kemonte Williams, who rushed for 311 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 14.8 yards per carry. Now that Dyer County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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