The Decatur Eagles will face off against the Southwest Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Decatur's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five matches.
Decatur fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Springtown on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Porcupines by a score of 41-38. The Eagles' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Decatur's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Jed Ross, who threw for 291 yards and two touchdowns, and Jake Milligan, who gained 188 total yards. The dominant performance also gave Milligan a new career-high in rushing yards (140). A healthy portion of Ross' aerial production (94 yards to be exact) went to Cayden Forrest.
Meanwhile, Southwest came tearing into Saturday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 35.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Cougars as they made off with a 35-14 win. Considering the Raiders have won four games by more than 20 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Decatur's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-4. As for Southwest, they now also have a winning record of 5-4.
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