On Friday, Dubois faced Encampment in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Dubois Rams took a 60-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Encampment Tigers. The Rams lost against the Tigers in their previous head to head back in September of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 65-32 score last time.
Dubois lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Payson Pluhar, who rushed for 202 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.6 yards per carry. Pluhar also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making 18 total tackles (1.0 for loss). Cooper Kintzler was another key rusher, rushing for 149 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries.
Dubois now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Encampment, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Dubois will face off against Farson-Eden on Friday. Dubois is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58 points per game this season. As for Encampment, they will take on HEM at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. HEM knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Encampment likes a good challenge.
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