Deer Creek-Mackinaw hasn't had much luck against Eureka recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Deer Creek-Mackinaw Chiefs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Eureka Hornets at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Deer Creek-Mackinaw's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Wesclin, posting a 36-0 victory on the road. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Chiefs.
Deer Creek-Mackinaw wouldn't let Wesclin keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Deer Creek-Mackinaw can thank Colton Ragar and Shaun Denniston for forcing both of them. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Eureka didn't have too much trouble with St. Bede on the road on Friday as they won 39-23.
Deer Creek-Mackinaw's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Eureka, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 2-0.
Deer Creek-Mackinaw was taken down by Eureka 42-8 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Deer Creek-Mackinaw, Dawson Dorn (who threw for 227 yards and three touchdowns on only 19 passes) 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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