The Decatur Seahawks will venture away from home to take on the North Caroline Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Decatur has 20 straight victories, North Caroline has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Decatur will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Kent Island, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Decatur took their game at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 52-0 win over Kent Island. Fans of the Seahawks have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Johnny Hobgood was his usual excellent self, throwing for 257 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes, and also rushing for 38 yards and two touchdowns. Those 38 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Trybe Wise was another key player, picking up 90 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, North Caroline was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Thursday as they fell 27-21 to Bennett.
Decatur's victory was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for North Caroline, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Everything went Decatur's way against North Caroline when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Decatur made off with a 44-20 win. In that contest, Decatur amassed a halftime lead of 30-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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