The Wicomico Indians will head out on the road to face off against the Decatur Seahawks at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Wicomico will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Wicomico is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Queen Anne's County by a score of 34-21. The Indians' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
A big part of Wicomico's victory came down to the chemistry between Landon Roache and his top target Tavenon Outlaw. Roache threw for 228 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes while Outlaw picked up 117 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Outlaw got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 75 yards. A healthy portion of Roache's aerial production (82 yards to be exact) also went to Daniel Garcia-Ailon, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Wicomico didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Jalen Mills led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. Mikhail Ingram is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last eight games he's played.
Meanwhile, Decatur put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat North Caroline 56-7. Fans of the Seahawks have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Johnny Hobgood and Vernon Deshields Iii were among the main playmakers for Decatur as the former rushed for 42 yards and two touchdowns and the latter gained 180 total yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance also gave Deshields Iii a new career-high in rushing yards (131). Another rusher making a difference was Kyle Mumford, who rushed for 79 yards and two touchdowns.
Decatur was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 290 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Decatur's win was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-0. As for Wicomico, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-5 record this season.
Wicomico was taken down by Decatur 49-14 when the teams last played back in October. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Wicomico was down 35-7.
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