Decatur has been away from home for three games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Eastern Hills Highlanders at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Decatur is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Carter-Riverside 70-0 on the road on Thursday. Given Decatur's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 254th, while Carter-Riverside is ranked 1118th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Decatur's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jake Milligan, who rushed for 130 yards on only five carries. The dominant performance gave Milligan a new career-high in rushing yards. Jed Ross was another key signal caller, throwing for 128 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Decatur was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 260 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Eastern Hills had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They walked away with a 32-22 victory over Western Hills on Friday.
Decatur's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Eastern Hills, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
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