The Decatur Eagles will challenge the Aubrey Chaparrals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Decatur knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven games -- so hopefully Aubrey likes a good challenge.
Decatur is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Ranchview 44-7. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won seven contests by 34 points or more so far this season.
Jed Ross was a one-man wrecking crew for Decatur as he threw for 284 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75.7% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave Ross a new career-high in rushing yards (16). Another player making a difference was Jamari Fletcher, who gained 120 total yards.
Decatur was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 203 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Aubrey's offense rose to the challenge against a Knights defense that boasted an average of only 12.09 points allowed on Thursday. Aubrey sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 35-33 victory over Kimball. Given the Chaparrals' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Knights are ranked 257th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Decatur has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-4 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 7.9 points per game. As for Aubrey, their win bumped their record up to 7-4.
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