Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask DeKalb). They blew past the Bellmont Braves, posting a 58-7 win at home. The Barons' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Caiden Hinkle continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 261 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 14.5 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 119.8 rushing yards per game. Xavier Bell was another key player, rushing for 57 yards and a touchdown.
DeKalb didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of AJ Ross and Connor Schmidt. DeKalb got some further help from Graham Blythe: he picked up a sack and made 13 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, DeKalb was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 425 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
The victory got DeKalb back to even at 4-4. As for Bellmont, their loss was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-8.
DeKalb has already played their next contest, a 48-7 defeat against Leo on the 18th. As for Bellmont, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 75-7 loss against East Noble on the 18th.
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