The Dodge County Indians will take on the Southwest Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Southwest is hoping to do what East Laurens couldn't on Friday: put an end to Dodge County's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Dodge County took down East Laurens 46-27. The Indians' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Duke Johnson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 173 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 60 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jerimiah Burns, who picked up 73 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Dodge County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 265 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Southwest blew past Central, posting a 45-6 victory at home. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 26-6.
Southwest's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB six times. Rinaldo Callaway was especially locked on to Central's QB and sacked him four times. Callaway also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 13.
Dodge County pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Southwest, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-3.
Dodge County strolled past Southwest in their previous matchup back in November of 2021 by a score of 31-16. Will Dodge County repeat their success, or does Southwest have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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