The Dierks Outlaws will be playing in front of their home fans against the Junction City Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Dierks is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Murfreesboro just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 28-16 to the Rattlers.
Meanwhile, Junction City had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They really took it to the Go-Devils for the full four quarters, racking up a 41-6 win at home. With that victory, the Dragons brought their scoring average up to 26.5 points per game.
Junction City's defense made their presence known, laying out Rhett Ledbetter. five times. Jamarion Toles was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up 2.5 sackshimself. Junction City is undefeated when Toles posts two or more sacks, but 1-2 otherwise. Brennan Lee was another major factor on D, making six total tackles (1.0 for loss) and snagged an interception which he returned one-yard for a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Junction City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 272 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 171 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Dierks' loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Junction City, their win bumped their record up to an identical 4-2.
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