Redwater is 0-4 against De Kalb since October of 2020 but things could change on Friday. The Redwater Dragons will host the De Kalb Bears at 7:30 p.m.
Redwater is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game dating back to last season two weeks ago. They took a blow against New Boston, falling 50-22.
Meanwhile, De Kalb came tearing into Friday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Lions 44-19. The Bears might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 20 points or more this season.
Kayden Wherry and Jaylen White were among the main playmakers for De Kalb as the former rushed for 141 yards and three touchdowns and the latter threw for 235 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. Wherry's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 100 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Walker Matteson, who picked up 102 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, De Kalb was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 243 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 243 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
De Kalb didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Tanner Copeland and Cortlen White.
Redwater's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for De Kalb, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
Redwater was taken down by De Kalb 50-18 in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Redwater was down 34-12.
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