The Daniel Lions are headed away from home for the first time to challenge the Stratford Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Stratford took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Daniel, who comes in off a win.
Daniel is headed out to face Stratford after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Daniel put the hurt on Chapman with a sharp 41-21 victory on Friday. The Lions are really starting to get used to good results now that the team has won 16 straight dating back to last season.
Daniel found their leader in underclassman Dexter Johnson, who picked up two sacks, made 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defended a pass. Daniel also got a significant boost from Preston Bivens, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 94 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Daniel 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 187 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Daniel's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. Johnson was especially locked on to Chapman's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Stratford lost to Summerville at home by a 28-14 margin on Friday. The Knights haven't had much luck with the Green Wave recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
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