De Kalb proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 32) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past the Daingerfield Tigers 30-28. This was payback for the Bears, who suffered a 29-22 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead De Kalb to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kayden Wherry, who rushed for 162 yards and a touchdown. Wherry's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 100 rushing yards dating back to last season. Dom Dunn was in the mix too, providing De Kalb with two touchdowns.
The victory was the third in a row for De Kalb, bringing their record for this year to 5-1. As for Daingerfield, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-5.
De Kalb will host New Boston at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. De Kalb is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.7 points per game this season. As for Daingerfield, they will head out to challenge Queen City at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Daingerfield is facing Queen City at the right time seeing as Queen City is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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