The Dyer County Choctaws will be playing in front of their home fans against the Ridgeway Roadrunners at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Dyer County has five straight victories, Ridgeway has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Dyer County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped last Thursday as they easily beat Haywood 59-27. Considering the Choctaws have won seven matches by more than 23 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Korey Taylor and Ja'Bari Livingston. Taylor rushed for 235 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.4 yards per carry while Livingston rushed for 159 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Taylor a new career-high in rushing yards. Keanthony Barbee made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Dyer County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 422 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Dyer County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Barbee and Robert Straile. Straile is on a roll when it comes to interceptions, as he's now snagged at least one in the last three games he's played. Dyer County got some further help from Braydon Hendrix: he made eight total tackles (3.5 for loss).
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Ridgeway's offense. They lost 20-0 to Kirby last Thursday.
Dyer County's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 41.6 points per game. As for Ridgeway, their loss dropped their record down to 1-10.
Dyer County was dealt a bruising 41-13 defeat at the hands of Ridgeway when the teams last played back in November of 2018. Thankfully for Dyer County, Quincy Casey (who threw for 373 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 60 yards on only eight carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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