The New Diana Eagles will head out to square off against the Arp Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with New Diana sitting on eight straight victories and Arp on three.
New Diana is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand Buffalo an 84-0 shutout on Friday. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 206th, while the Bison are ranked 1033rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Arp took on Winona on Friday. Arp blew past Winona 54-28. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won four games by 24 points or more so far this season.
Josh Smith continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 288 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.2 rushing touchdowns per game. Thomas Mckelvey was another key player, rushing for 114 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries.
New Diana pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Arp, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
New Diana was taken down by Arp 62-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2015. Thankfully for New Diana, Jullian Herndon (who rushed for 138 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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