The Duncan Demons will square off against the Midwest City Bombers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Duncan will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up seven points back in October, then bounced right back against Classen SAS on Friday. Duncan took their game with ease, bagging a 50-7 victory over Classen SAS. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Demons have posted since August 30th.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Midwest City). They breezed by Classen SAS to the tune of 66-0 two weeks ago. With that victory, the Bombers brought their scoring average up to 28.3 points per game.
Midwest City found their leader in sophomore Roman Manella, who rushed for eight yards and two touchdowns.
Manella was just one part of a punishing run game: Midwest City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 224 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Midwest City didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Devin Walker, Justice Grant, and Brandon Dixon picked up one apiece.
Duncan's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-5. As for Midwest City, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-5.
Duncan was taken down by Midwest City 48-16 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Duncan avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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