After starting their season with three straight games on the road, Beaumont is finally coming home. They will be defending their home-fieldthey go up against the Dixie Flyers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Beaumont's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They breezed by Summit on the road to the tune of 34-0.
Jeremiah Duhu had a dynamite game for Beaumont, throwing for 247 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 60 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. Braedon Miller was Duhu's top target, picking up 109 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Dixie can finally bid farewell to their four-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Friday. They managed a 41-35 victory over Hurricane. The Flyers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Ran Sawyer was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 300 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.5 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 80-yard run. Wyatt Truman was another key player, rushing for 114 yards on only 12 carries.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Dixie was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 458 total yards. That's the most total yards they've managed all season.
Beaumont's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Dixie, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Everything went Beaumont's way against Dixie when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as Beaumont made off with a 34-14 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Sawyer, who picked up 136 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Beaumont still be able to contain Sawyer? There's only one way to find out.
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