After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Sesser-Valier/Waltonville, Edwards County was happy to have turned things around on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Carmi-White County Bulldogs a 19-0 shutout. This was payback for the Lions, who suffered a 48-6 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Jax Duncan
| 10/17/25 @ Carmi-White County | 70 |
| 09/12/25 vs Johnston City | 62 |
| 09/19/25 @ Flora | 60 |
| 10/03/25 vs Hamilton County | 50 |
| 09/06/25 @ Eldorado | 44 |
Edwards County was led to victory by Brodie Dardeen and Jax Duncan. Dardeen rushed for 104 yards and one touchdown on only 14 carries, while Duncan rushed for 70 yards and a pair of scores on only eight carries. Those 70 rushing yards gave Duncan a new career-high.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Edwards County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 204 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Edwards County's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-6. As for Carmi-White County, they are on a ten-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.
Coming up, Edwards County will be playing in front of their home fans against Christopher-Zeigler-Royalton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Lions will be up against the Bearcats' rather soft defense (which has allowed 32.63 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Carmi-White County, they will square off against Eldorado at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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