Football Recap: Dale County Picks Up Seventh Consecutive Win

By Team Reports Oct 28, 2024, 9:48am

Football Recap: Dale County Warriors vs. Geneva Panthers

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Dale County came tearing into Friday's matchup with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They breezed by the Geneva Panthers to the tune of 49-6. With the Warriors ahead 42-0 at the half, the match was all but over already.

Benjamin Hedstrom continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 170 yards and three touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Another player making a difference was Damarkus Smith, who rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.

Dale County wouldn't let Geneva keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Dale County can thank Junior Smith and Wesley Rabon for forcing both of them.

Dale County pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Geneva, they are on an 11-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-10.

Dale County will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Fairfield at 7:00 p.m. on November 8th. As for Geneva, they will head out on the road to square off against Long at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Geneva is facing Long at the right time seeing as Long is stuck on a five-game losing streak.

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