The Douglass Astros will head out on the road to challenge the North Clayton Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Douglass has four straight victories, North Clayton has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, everything went Douglass' way against Luella as Douglass made off with a 39-13 win. Considering the Astros have won four contests by more than 24 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Douglass' victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was John Wilson, who rushed for 83 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries, and also threw for 64 yards and a touchdown. Another rusher making a difference was Antoine Watkins, who gained 154 total yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Douglass was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 304 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, North Clayton lost to Cedar Grove at home by a 52-35 margin on Friday.
Douglass' win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for North Clayton, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
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