On Friday, the Douglas Eagles were within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 34-28 to the Geraldine Bulldogs. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Douglas lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Kenyon Watkins, who rushed for 130 yards and a touchdown. Those 130 rushing yards gave Watkins a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Campbell, who picked up 124 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Douglas' loss dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Geraldine, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season.
Douglas does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Geraldine, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Locust Fork at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Locust Fork's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four matches.
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