Douglas Byrd's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They snuck past the Lumberton Pirates with a 20-14 win. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Eagles as it put an end to their six-game losing streak.
Justin Richardson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 120 yards and two touchdowns. He is becoming a predictor of Douglas Byrd's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 0-5 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah Pope, who threw for 102 yards and a touchdown.
Douglas Byrd was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 233 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August.
Douglas Byrd's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB eight times. The heavy lifting was done by Anthony Cook and Kymani Atiles, who racked up four sacks between them. Atiles has been hot recently, having also posted ten or more total tackles the last six times he's played.
Douglas Byrd's win ended a nine-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-6. As for Lumberton, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-5.
Douglas Byrd is taking a road trip to face off against Purnell Swett at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Douglas Byrd is facing Purnell Swett at the right time seeing as Purnell Swett is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Lumberton, they will host Seventy-First at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Seventy-First's defense has only allowed 10.8 points per game this season, so Lumberton's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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