Deckerville has won seven straight games at home (dating back to last season), while All Saints Central has won seven straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Deckerville Eagles will host the All Saints Central Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Deckerville knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully All Saints Central likes a good challenge.
Deckerville is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Michigan's top teams: Alcona, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Deckerville was ranked third). Deckerville walked away with a 50-42 victory over Alcona on Friday. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Eagles, who until this contest were averaging 13.78 points allowed.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Hunter Garza and Garrett Somers. Garza had a great game and rushed for 355 yards and seven touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Somers was balling out in the loss, rushing for 103 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, while also throwing for 144 yards and two touchdowns.
Deckerville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 460 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in nine consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, All Saints Central unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Friday. They fell to Brown City 20-16. It was the first time this season that the Cougars let down their fans at home.
Deckerville's win bumped their record up to 9-0. As for All Saints Central, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-2.
Everything came up roses for Deckerville against All Saints Central in their previous matchup back in August, as the squad secured a 50-16 victory. Will Deckerville repeat their success, or does All Saints Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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