The Dover Eagles will venture away from home to take on the South Western Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
While Eagles fans will have to keep waiting for their team to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Friday's season opener. They blew past Northeastern, posting a 42-7 victory on the road. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Eagles just coasted through the last quarter.
Dover's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Malik Dickens, who rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and Lincoln Decker, who threw for 119 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes.
Meanwhile, South Western took their contest on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 36-6 win over York Suburban. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 26-6.
Austin Rollman went supernova for South Western, rushing for 78 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 34 receiving yards.
Things could have been worse for Dover, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 31-12 loss to South Western in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Dover avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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