The Bellmont Braves will head out on the road to take on the DeKalb Barons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bellmont is looking for their season's first win.
Bellmont is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were outmatched by New Haven on the road and fell 50-9. The Braves were already down big by the end of the third quarter and they stayed that way after failing to score in the fourth.
Meanwhile, DeKalb posted their biggest victory since September 22, 2023 on Friday. They blew past Norwell 47-21. The high-scoring effort was just what the Barons needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
DeKalb wouldn't let Norwell keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. DeKalb can thank Graham Blythe and Brady Culler for forcing both of them. Blythe also forced afumble, which is notable because DeKalb is 2-1 when he posts at least one forced fumble, but 1-3 otherwise.
Bellmont's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for DeKalb, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-4 record.
Bellmont might still be hurting after the 38-14 defeat they got from DeKalb when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of DeKalb's Caiden Hinkle, who rushed for 224 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries. Now that Bellmont knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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