Football Preview: North Decatur Chargers vs. Edinburgh Lancers
North Decatur is 10-0 against Edinburgh since August of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The North Decatur Chargers will take on the Edinburgh Lancers at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (North Decatur has seven straight wins, Edinburgh has 12 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
North Decatur's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Friday, when they got past Switzerland County's usually-dominant defense. North Decatur claimed a resounding 33-0 victory over Switzerland County at home. Considering the Chargers have won seven matchups by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Simon Barber went supernova for North Decatur, rushing for 107 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Those 107 rushing yards gave Barber a new career-high. Corbin Thackery also helped out as he racked up 122 rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, North Decatur was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 269 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 192 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches.
North Decatur's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB ten times. It was truly a group effort as Kayden Scudder, Cohen Thackery, and Alexander Jones picked up two apiece.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Edinburgh's offense. They were outmatched by Park Tudor on the road and fell 63-0.
North Decatur's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1. As for Edinburgh, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.
Everything came up roses for North Decatur against Edinburgh in their previous meeting last Friday, as the squad secured an 82-0 victory. Will North Decatur repeat their success, or does Edinburgh have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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