Football Preview: Dyer County Choctaws vs. Melrose Golden Wildcats
Dyer County has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to face off against the Melrose Golden Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Dyer County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 39.1 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Dyer County didn't have too much trouble with Crockett County as they won 28-14.
Korey Taylor continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 116 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. Backing up that air attack was Ja'Bari Livingston, who rushed for 99 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Dyer County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 253 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 196 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Dyer County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Everett Kuykendall.
Meanwhile, Melrose entered their tilt with Haywood on Friday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They walked away with a 33-25 victory over the Tomcats.
Dyer County pushed their record up to 11-1 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 41.4 points per game. As for Melrose, their victory bumped their record up to 10-3.
Dyer County didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Melrose when the teams last played back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 33-28 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Melrose's Sadat Muhammad, who threw for 224 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Dyer County to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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