Deckerville has gone 8-1 against Mayville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Deckerville Eagles will welcome the Mayville Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Deckerville will be coming into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
Deckerville is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Michigan's top teams: Brown City, who was ranked 18th in their home state at the time (Deckerville was ranked seventh). Deckerville came out on top in a nail-biter against Brown City on Friday, sneaking past 30-28.
Hunter Garza was his usual excellent self, rushing for 173 yards and four touchdowns. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 105.8 rushing yards per game.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Deckerville's defense and their three sacks. Preston Holman was especially locked on to Brown City's QB and sacked him twice. Holman also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 13.
Deckerville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 259 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Mayville entered their contest against Kingston on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Mayville lost 60-36 to Kingston. The Wildcats have struggled against the Cardinals recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Mayville's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Luka Campbell, who gained 96 total yards and a touchdown, and Ian Estrine, who rushed for 69 yards.
Deckerville's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Mayville, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Deckerville has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 267.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Mayville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 221. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Deckerville against Mayville in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 44-6 victory. Will Deckerville repeat their success, or does Mayville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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