Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Four Winds). They blew past the Hatton/Northwood Thunder, posting a 52-22 victory on the road. Considering the Indians have won four matches by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of Four Winds' win came down to the chemistry between Kashton Keja Jr. and his top target Marial Deng. Keja Jr. rushed for 136 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries while Deng picked up 185 receiving yards and four touchdowns. Keja Jr. didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made ten total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Four Winds wouldn't let Hatton/Northwood keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Four Winds can thank Dayson Dubois and Tyler Black for forcing both of them.
Four Winds pushed their record up to 4-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Hatton/Northwood, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.
Four Winds will square off against Nelson County co-op [Lakota/Dakota Prairie] at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Hatton/Northwood, they will challenge Larimore at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hatton/Northwood is facing Larimore at the right time seeing as Larimore is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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