The New Boston Lions will face off against the Daingerfield Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
New Boston is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Hughes Springs: they outscored them in every quarter. New Boston's defense stepped up to hand Hughes Springs a 50-0 shutout on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won four matchups by 24 points or more so far this season.
Ashton Rowden was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 127 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries.
New Boston wouldn't let Hughes Springs keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force six fumbles. Corbin Steward and William Erwin were the leaders of the group effort as each produced two apiece.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Daingerfield's strategy against Hughes Springs two weeks ago. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Daingerfield blew Hughes Springs out of the water with a 60-0 final score. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 42 points or more this season.
Daingerfield got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Trent Boyd out in front who rushed for 153 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Those 153 rushing yards gave Boyd a new career-high. Kenny Mosley was another key player, picking up 72 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
New Boston pushed their record up to 5-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.5 points per game. As for Daingerfield, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 4-5 record this season.
New Boston lost to Daingerfield on the road by a decisive 26-12 margin when the teams last played back in September of 2019. Can New Boston avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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