Football Preview: Dundy County-Stratton Tigers vs. Boyd County Spartans
The Dundy County-Stratton Tigers have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Boyd County Spartans at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Dundy County-Stratton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36 points per game this season.
If Dundy County-Stratton beats Boyd County with 42 points on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Everything went Dundy County-Stratton's way against Alma last Friday as Dundy County-Stratton made off with a 42-20 victory. Considering the Tigers have won five games by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Dundy County-Stratton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 260 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
One reason for the win was Dundy County-Stratton's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Leading the way was Lane Bybee with 2.5. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made 11 or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Boyd County and Crofton met for a duel on Friday where Boyd County couldn't get it done. Boyd County was outmatched by Crofton at home and fell 40-6. The match marked the Spartans' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Dundy County-Stratton's win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Boyd County, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-4 record this season.
Thursday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Dundy County-Stratton has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 175.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Boyd County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 217.2. It's looking like Thursday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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