Football Preview: DeWitt Dragons vs. Crossett Eagles
DeWitt is 2-7 against Crossett since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The DeWitt Dragons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Crossett Eagles at 7:00 p.m. DeWitt knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Crossett likes a good challenge.
DeWitt is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Central on Friday as DeWitt made off with a 45-24 win. The result was nothing new for the Dragons, who have now won four matches by 21 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Korri Graham, who rushed for 187 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.2 rushing touchdowns per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Griffin Whitmore, who picked up 105 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, DeWitt was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 247 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 161 rushing yards in 17 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Crossett was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 48-0 loss at the hands of Hamburg.
DeWitt's victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-2. As for Crossett, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
DeWitt strolled past Crossett when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a score of 25-6. Does DeWitt have another victory up their sleeve, or will Crossett turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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