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| 10/17/25 - Home | 67-37 W |
| 10/18/24 - Away | 20-72 L |
| 10/06/17 - Away | 2-0 W |
Deer Trail had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 50.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They blew past the Cheraw Wolverines 67-37. This was payback for the Eagles, who suffered a 72-20 loss the last time these two teams met.
A big part of Deer Trail's victory came down to the chemistry between Chris Manriquez-Bustamante and his top target Jayden Mingee. Manriquez-Bustamante threw for 154 yards and three TDs while Mingee picked up 105 receiving yards and a pair of scores. Manriquez-Bustamante is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in each of the last four games he's played.
Deer Trail was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 319 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 151 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Deer Trail didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Preston Bertram and Mingee. Mingee also hauled in two receiving touchdowns, which is notable because Deer Trail is 2-1 when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise. Bertram got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
The win got Deer Trail back to even at 4-4. As for Cheraw, they dropped their record down to 2-7 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Looking ahead, Deer Trail will host Kiowa at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Eagles will be up against the Indians' rather soft defense (which has allowed 43.88 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Cheraw, they are taking a road trip to square off against Walsh at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Wolverines will need to watch out since the Eagles have now posted at least 31 points in their last three contests.
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