Football Recap: DeWitt Dragons vs. Hamburg Lions
DeWitt came tearing into Friday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They breezed by the Hamburg Lions to the tune of 70-39. With the Dragons ahead 41-17 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead DeWitt to victory, but perhaps none more so than Korri Graham, who rushed for 159 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry, and also picked up 67 receiving yards and a touchdown. Graham's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 145 rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Justin Ross, who threw for 206 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
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 matchups dating back to last season.
Despite the loss, Hamburg still got an impressive performance from Ni?Kel Lewis, who rushed for 261 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.1 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Lewis a new career-high in rushing yards.
DeWitt's win was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-2. As for Hamburg, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. DeWitt will square off against Monticello at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. DeWitt is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.3 points per game this season. As for Hamburg, they will face off against Stuttgart at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hamburg also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 34.1 points per game.
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