The Danville Blue Devils will challenge the East Knox Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Danville has four straight victories, East Knox has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Danville will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up 12 points last Friday, then bounced right back against Fredericktown on Friday. Danville took down Fredericktown 31-14.
Danville's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Cyren Wallace, who rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and Jacob Hackman, who rushed for 124 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. The dominant performance gave Hackman a new career-high in rushing yards.
Danville's defense stepped up as well, laying out Blake Sipes. three times. Joshua Byers was especially locked on to Fredericktown's QB and sacked him twice. Byers is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last 21 games he's played dating back to last season.
Danville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 330 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, a win for East Knox just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by Centerburg on the road and fell 40-6. The Bulldogs were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 27-6.
Danville's victory was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-2. As for East Knox, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Danville came out on top in a nail-biter against East Knox when the teams last played back in October of 2023, sneaking past 14-12. The rematch might be a little tougher for Danville since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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