Douglass is 0-9 against Garden Plain since October of 2016 but things could change on Friday. The Douglass Bulldogs will welcome the Garden Plain Owls at 7:00 p.m.
Douglass is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Friday. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 16-15 to Reno County HomeSchool. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 174th, while the Sabres are ranked 35th).
Meanwhile, Garden Plain won against Haven last Friday with 38 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Garden Plain strolled past Kingman with points to spare, taking the game 38-21. The victory was familiar territory for the Owls who have now won three matchups in a row.
Emrick Hays continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 211 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 107.8 rushing yards per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Garden Plain was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 372 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Douglass' defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Garden Plain, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
Douglass took a serious blow against Garden Plain when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 48-7. Can Douglass avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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