The New Diana Eagles will head out to square off against the Troup Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with New Diana sitting on six straight wins and Troup on five.
New Diana is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their matchup at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 72-7 victory over West Rusk. Fans of the Eagles have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Troup faced off against Winona on Friday. Troup claimed a resounding 50-6 win over Winona on the road. The contest marked the Tigers' most dominant victory of the season.
Bryce Wallum continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 109 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, while also throwing for 107 yards and two touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes. Brett Wells was another key player, rushing for 100 yards and a touchdown.
Troup wouldn't let Winona keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Troup can thank Noble Kendrick and Aj Dewberry for forcing both of them. Kendrick is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last 13 games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Troup was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 246 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 201 rushing yards in seven consecutive games.
New Diana's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Troup, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
New Diana was taken down by Troup 48-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2015. Can New Diana avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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