Douglass came tearing into Friday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 36.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Luella Lions as they made off with a 39-13 win. Considering the Astros have won four matchups by more than 24 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Douglass to victory, but perhaps none more so than John Wilson, who rushed for 83 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries, and also threw for 64 yards and a touchdown. Antoine Watkins handled things on the ground, rushing for 138 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Douglass was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 304 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Douglass' victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Luella, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Douglass has already played their next game, a 50-8 win against North Clayton on the 18th. As for Luella, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 27-6 victory against Mt. Zion on the 18th.
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