Dexter is still undefeated this season after their game against Southern Boone on Saturday, but Southern Boone came as close as anyone has to beating them. The Dexter Bearcats came out on top in a nail-biter against the Southern Boone Eagles , sneaking past 24-21. The 24-point effort marked the Bearcats' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Nolan Alford was his usual excellent self, rushing for 129 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Dexter also got a significant boost from Jett Grams, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 111 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Dexter was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 379 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in 15 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Dexter's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB six times. Alford was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sackshimself.
Dexter pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Southern Boone, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-2.
Dexter will head out to challenge Kelly at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Dexter's defense has only allowed 7.2 points per game this season, so Kelly's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Southern Boone, they will be playing at home against Eldon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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