Football Preview: Monticello Billies vs. DeWitt Dragons
Monticello is on a seven-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while DeWitt is on a nine-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Monticello Billies will host the DeWitt Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
If Monticello beats DeWitt with 48 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Monticello blew past Crossett, posting a 48-7 victory. That looming 48-7 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Billies yet this season.
Monticello didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Curtis Barrow and Blaine Hayden. Hayden has been hot for a while, having also posted five or more total tackles the last 11 times he's played.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask DeWitt). They blew past Hamburg 70-39 on Friday. With the Dragons ahead 41-17 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Korri Graham and Ni?Kel Lewis. Graham had a great game and gained 257 total yards and four touchdowns. Meanwhile, Lewis was balling out in the loss, rushing for 261 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.1 yards per carry.
DeWitt was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 232 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in 19 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Monticello's record now sits at 6-3. As for DeWitt, their record now sits at 7-2.
Monticello came up short against DeWitt when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 49-39. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Graham, who rushed for 175 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. Now that Monticello 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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