With a playoff win on the line, De Kalb rose to the challenge on Thursday. They came out on top against the Grand Saline Indians by a score of 30-21. The score was all tied up 14-14 at the break, but the Bears were the (much) better team in the second half.
Maddux Burgin
| 11/13/25 @ Grand Saline | 144 |
| 10/10/25 @ New Boston | 50 |
| 09/19/25 @ Harmony | 49 |
| 09/05/25 @ Pittsburg | 35 |
| 10/17/25 vs Redwater | 33 |
De Kalb was led to victory by Maddux Burgin and Dom Dunn. Burgin rushed for 144 yards and three TDs, while Dunn rushed for 138 yards and one touchdown. Those 144 rushing yards gave Burgin a new career-high.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: De Kalb was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 307 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
When it comes to explaining why Grand Saline lost, don't look at Jett Taylor. Despite the final result, he threw for 176 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only 12 passes, and also rushed for 36 yards.
De Kalb pushed their record up to 7-4 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.0 points on average over those games. As for Grand Saline, they moved to 8-3 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
As of now, neither De Kalb nor the Indians have any future games scheduled.
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