The Deer Creek Warriors will head out on the road to take on the Newton County Academy Generals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Having struggled with six defeats in a row, Deer Creek finally turned things around against Columbus Christian Academy on Friday. They managed a 34-28 victory over the rams. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the rams are ranked 279th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Brayden Smith had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 159 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayden_Smith9 Hayden Smith, who rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown.
Deer Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 293 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Newton County Academy waltzed into their contest on Friday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. Everything went their way against the Crusaders as they made off with a 40-14 win. Considering the Generals have won seven matchups by more than 25 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Deer Creek's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-7. As for Newton County Academy, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2.
Deer Creek took a serious blow against Newton County Academy in their previous matchup on October 4th, falling 50-22. Can Deer Creek avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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