Football Preview: New Madrid County Central Eagles vs. Dexter Bearcats
The New Madrid County Central Eagles are taking a road trip to square off against the Dexter Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
New Madrid County Central will head into Friday's contest ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat East Prairie on Friday, but the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 42-point defeat they were dealt last Friday. New Madrid County Central fell just short of East Prairie by a score of 30-27.
Meanwhile, Dexter was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Sikeston 48-7 at home. The Bearcats pushed the score to 42-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bulldogs cut but never quite recovered from.
Jett Grams was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 212 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Nolan Alford, who gained 58 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Dexter was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 343 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in 12 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
One reason for the win was Dexter's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Sikeston's QB won't forget Alford anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Alford also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up two sacks, making eight total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defending a pass.
New Madrid County Central's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Dexter, their record now sits at 2-0.
New Madrid County Central beat Dexter 38-27 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Will New Madrid County Central repeat their success, or does Dexter have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
