Football Preview: Junction City Dragons vs. Dierks Outlaws
The Junction City Dragons will square off against the Dierks Outlaws at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Junction City will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Junction City at home against Gurdon as the squad secured a 41-6 win. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-6.
One reason for the win was Junction City's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Jamarion Toles was especially locked on to Gurdon's QB and sacked him 2.5 times. Toles also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven. Brennan Lee was another major factor on D, making six total tackles (1.0 for loss) and snagged an interception which he returned one-yard for a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Junction City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 272 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 171 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Dierks' good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They took a 28-16 hit to the loss column at the hands of Murfreesboro.
Junction City's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Dierks, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 4-2.
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