Deckerville put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by the Capac Chiefs on the road to the tune of 34-6. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by 28 points or more this season.
Parker Merriman was his usual excellent self, rushing for 236 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 101.5 rushing yards per game. Hunter Garza also deserves a mention for his punt return touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Deckerville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 322 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in eight consecutive matches.
Deckerville pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Capac, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-4.
Deckerville will face off against Alcona at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Alcona knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Deckerville likes a good challenge. Capac does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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