De Kalb is 4-0 against Redwater since October of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The De Kalb Bears will challenge the Redwater Dragons at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (De Kalb has four straight victories, Redwater has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
De Kalb will head into Friday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 25-point they dealt New Boston on Friday. Everything went De Kalb's way against New Boston as De Kalb made off with a 44-19 win. The Bears might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 20 points or more this season.
De Kalb can attribute much of their success to Kayden Wherry, who rushed for 141 yards and three touchdowns, and Jaylen White, who 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. Walker Matteson was another key player, picking 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 contests.
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.
Meanwhile, a victory for Redwater just wasn't in the cards two weeks ago as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by New Boston on the road and fell 50-22.
De Kalb pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Redwater, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything came up roses for De Kalb against Redwater when the teams last played back in November of 2023, as the squad secured a 50-18 victory. In that match, De Kalb amassed a halftime lead of 34-12, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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