The De Kalb Bears will challenge the Daingerfield Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
If De Kalb beats Daingerfield with 42 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. The Bears blew past Hughes Springs 42-16 on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won three matchups by 26 points or more so far this season.
Bryuan Gardner
| 09/26/25 @ Hughes Springs | 93 |
| 11/01/24 vs Queen City | 62 |
| 09/27/24 vs Hughes Springs | 55 |
| 11/08/24 @ Hooks | 36 |
| 09/05/25 @ Pittsburg | 25 |
Bryuan Gardner had a dynamite game, rushing for 93 yards and three scores on only nine carries, while also picking up 92 receiving yards and one touchdown. Those 93 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Mason Salinas also deserves some recognition as he punched in his first rushing touchdown of the season.
De Kalb didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Keiwon Neal, Walker Matteson, and Salinas picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Daingerfield). They breezed past Redwater to the tune of 63-13 on Friday. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Dragons recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
De Kalb now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Daingerfield, the win was their first at home , bumping their record up to 2-3.
De Kalb skirted past Daingerfield 30-28 when the teams last played back in October of 2024. Will the Bears repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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