The Deerfield-Windsor Knights will venture away from home to take on the Tiftarea Academy Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Deerfield-Windsor is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.7 points per game this season.
Deerfield-Windsor and Brookwood met for a duel on Friday where Deerfield-Windsor came out on top. Deerfield-Windsor put the hurt on Brookwood with a sharp 36-13 win. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won five contests by 21 points or more so far this season.
Lane Sceals continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 12 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 113 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Deerfield-Windsor was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 261 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive games.
Deerfield-Windsor didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Boyd Pollock and Grier Morey.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Tiftarea Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road back in September. They walked away with a 29-21 victory over Southland Academy back in September.
Deerfield-Windsor's record now sits at 6-1. As for Tiftarea Academy, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Deerfield-Windsor has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 188.9 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Tiftarea Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 246.2. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Deerfield-Windsor might still be hurting after the 20-0 defeat they got from Tiftarea Academy when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Deerfield-Windsor avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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