If Dixon was feeling good fresh off their 37-15 takedown of Swansboro last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Dixon Bulldogs were outmatched by the White Oak Vikings on the road and fell 44-14. The loss continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Vikings: they've now lost four in a row.
Despite the loss, Dixon still got an impressive performance from JJ Gulat, who rushed for 164 yards and two touchdowns. Gulat's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 103 rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Dixon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 241 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 162 rushing yards in eight consecutive matchups.
Joshua Smith was his usual excellent self, throwing for 133 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes, and also rushing for 32 yards for White Oak.
Dixon's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for White Oak, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 7-1.
Dixon will welcome Croatan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Croatan is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.6 points per game this season. As for White Oak, they will head out on the road to challenge Richlands at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Richlands is on a three-game streak of home wins, White Oak a seven-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season)-- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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