The Mendon Hornets's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Deckerville Eagles at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Mendon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65.4 points per game this season.
Mendon is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They snuck past Martin with a 26-22 win. The 26-point effort marked the Hornets' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to James T Lux and Owen Gorham. T Lux rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries while Gorham rushed for 185 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. Gorham's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 116 rushing yards.
Mendon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 348 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 186 rushing yards in 12 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Deckerville put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Kingston 40-6. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won nine games by 20 points or more so far this season.
Deckerville had a senior duo take command as Hunter Garza rushed for 83 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries and Parker Merriman gained 125 total yards and two touchdowns.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Deckerville's defense and their four sacks. Trenten Park was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself.
Deckerville's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-0. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.2 points per game. As for Mendon, their win bumped their record up to 10-1.
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