The Celina Bobcats will face off against the Decatur Eagles at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Celina is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Eastern Hills 70-22. With the Bobcats ahead 49-8 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Meanwhile, Decatur had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 52.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Wildcats 49-21. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Wildcats are ranked 216th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Decatur's win came from a few key players Celina will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jake Milligan, who rushed for 150 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only 13 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 51 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamari Fletcher, who rushed for 126 yards and two scores on only 14 carries.
Decatur was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 419 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Decatur's defense made their presence known, laying out Tyler Heath five times. Braden Sample was especially locked on to Paris' QB and sacked him four times. Sample also made 13 total tackles, which is notable because Decatur is undefeated when he posts at least three total tackles, but 2-3 otherwise. The Eagles got some further help from Keaton Goode: he made 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss) and defended two passes.
Decatur's victory bumped their record up to 8-3. As for Celina, their win bumped their record up to 12-0.
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