Football Preview: DeQuincy Tigers vs. Franklin Hornets
The DeQuincy Tigers will face off against the Franklin Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. DeQuincy is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
It was a proper cat-fight when DeQuincy took on Vinton two weeks ago. DeQuincy came out on top against Vinton by a score of 27-16.
Wyatt Lavergne continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 241 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Carson Rainwater, who threw for 86 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes.
DeQuincy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 263 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Franklin had no problem doing just that on Friday. They blew past the Bulldogs, posting a 44-0 win. The Hornets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by 20 points or more this season.
DeQuincy's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-1. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 8.6 points per game. As for Franklin, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-5 record this season.
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