The Dyer County Choctaws will square off against the Lakeland Preparatory Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Dyer County will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Last Thursday, Dyer County was able to grind out a solid win over Lexington, taking the game 17-9.
Keanthony Barbee was his usual excellent self, rushing for 188 yards and a pair of touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Dyer County proved: they limited Lexington to a paltry 2.6 yards per carry. The team can thank Ryan Despain for the heroic effort on defense: he. Dyer County's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 5.03 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 6.13 on average over their last five games.
Meanwhile, Lakeland Preparatory was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Thursday as they fell 38-32 to Humboldt.
Dyer County's victory bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Lakeland Preparatory, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.
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