Football Preview: Halstead Dragons vs. Beloit Trojans
The Halstead Dragons will head out to square off against the Beloit Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Halstead is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Lakin, posting a 36-6 win. The Dragons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 30 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Halstead to victory, but perhaps none more so than Joey Millspaugh, who rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also picked up 45 receiving yards. Millspaugh has become a key player for Halstead: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least 80 rushing yards, but 2-4 otherwise. Another rusher making a difference was Breeson Bigley, who rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
Meanwhile, Beloit had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 41-14 victory over the Lions. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won five contests by 21 points or more so far this season.
Beloit has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.0 points per game. As for Halstead, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-5.
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