The Dodge County Indians will take on the Southwest Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
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.
It was another big night for Duke Johnson, who rushed for 173 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went 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 strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 185 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Southwest at home against Central on Friday as the team secured a 45-6 victory. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 26-6.
Southwest wouldn't let Central keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Southwest can thank Rinaldo Callaway and Christopher Daniels for forcing all of them. 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 when the teams last played 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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