If Decatur was riding high fresh off their 31-0 takedown of Lakeside last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Decatur Bulldogs were outmatched by the Woodward Academy War Eagles at home and fell 42-14. The game marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Although Decatur took the loss, they still got scores from Darius White and Kaleb Lanier.
Even if they lost, Decatur's defensive line still kept up the pressure with five sacks. Ethan Johnson was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up threehimself. Decatur got some further help from Quay Hood: he picked up a sack and made six total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Landon Walker continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Woodward Academy, throwing for 260 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 33 yards and a touchdown.
Decatur's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-1. As for Woodward Academy, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Decatur will square off against Tri-Cities at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Decatur is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.9 points per game this season. As for Woodward Academy, they will challenge Lakeside at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Woodward Academy also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 27.9 points per game.
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