The Deshler Tigers are taking a road trip to  take on the West Morgan Rebels  at 7:00  p.m.  on Thursday. Both teams are still undefeated after nine games, but that won't be the case come Thursday.
Deshler's defense heads into the  contest  hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed  on Thursday. They took their  game  with ease, bagging  a  56-0 victory over East Lawrence. That looming  56-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Tigers yet this  season.
  Price Thornton continued  his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 275 yards and one  touchdown on only 12 passes.
Meanwhile, West Morgan really took it to Wilson for the full four quarters, racking up  a  42-7 win. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Rebels' considerable advantage  in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 52nd, while the Warriors are ranked 274th).
Deshler better focus on containing  MacArri Johnson and  Asher Fletcher as the pair were huge in West Morgan's win. Johnson gained 282 total yards and three touchdowns, while  Fletcher rushed for 135 yards and a pair of  scores on only seven carries. What's more,  Johnson racked up 230  rushing yards, the most he's  had since back in August.
 West Morgan was unstoppable on the ground and  finished the game with 398  rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now  rushed for at least 270  rushing yards in five consecutive  matchups.
 Deshler's record now sits at 9-0. As for West Morgan, their record is now an identical 9-0.
 Deshler and West Morgan were almost perfectly matched up  when the teams last played  back in November of 2024, but Deshler suffered an agonizing  35-34 loss. Can the Tigers avenge their  defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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