Junction City waltzed into their contest on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They took their matchup on the road with ease, bagging a 47-20 win over the Dierks Outlaws. Considering the Dragons have won three games by more than 26 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Leading Junction City to victory were Dominique Grimes and Brady Penister. Grimes rushed for 75 yards and two touchdowns, while Penister rushed for 60 yards and two touchdowns.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Junction City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 270 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 171 rushing yards in six consecutive matches.
Junction City wouldn't let Dierks keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Junction City can thank Jermaine Singleton and Dejuan Wesley for forcing both of them. Singleton also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven.
Junction City pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Dierks, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-3.
Junction City will take on Murfreesboro at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Murfreesboro will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Junction City surely won't give up without a fight. As for Dierks, they are taking a road trip to face off against Foreman at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Dierks is facing Foreman at the right time seeing as Foreman is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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