The Decatur Community Red Devils are taking a road trip to take on the Rawlins County Buffaloes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Decatur Community is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Stockton 54-0 on the road on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Red Devils considering their 12-point performance the matchup before.
Meanwhile, Rawlins County came tearing into Friday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 37 points) and they left with even more momentum. They claimed a resounding 50-12 win over the Indians on the road.
Ryan Sramek was his usual excellent self, rushing for 315 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 9.5 yards per carry. His longest rush was for an incredible 77 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Dorian Culwell, who rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Rawlins County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 470 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 175 rushing yards in 17 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Rawlins County's defense and their five sacks. Culwell was especially locked on to St. Francis' QB and sacked him four times. Culwell's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 100 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Decatur Community pushed their record up to 4-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Rawlins County, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Decatur Community has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 230.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Rawlins County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 353. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Decatur Community was taken down by Rawlins County 58-12 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sramek, who rushed for 133 yards and four touchdowns on only 14 carries. Now that Decatur Community knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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