The East Poinsett County Warriors will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Gurdon Go-Devils at 7:00 p.m. East Poinsett County knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully Gurdon likes a good challenge.
East Poinsett County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Marked Tree on Thursday as East Poinsett County made off with a 56-30 win. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 26 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Gurdon waltzed into their game on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, they made off with a 14-13 victory over the Outlaws. The score was all tied up 7-7 at the break, but the Go-Devils were the better team in the second half.
Gurdon's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jamari Williams, who rushed for 138 yards while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards Williams has posted since back in September. Xavier Laster handled things on the ground, rushing for 105 yards.
Gurdon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 317 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 202 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
East Poinsett County's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-3. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 41.0 points per game. As for Gurdon, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
East Poinsett County took a serious blow against Gurdon in their previous meeting back in November of 2020, falling 53-6. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point East Poinsett County was down 46-0.
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