The White River Hornets will square off against the Decatur Golden Gators at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
White River's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed past Kent-Meridian to the tune of 49-0. The victory was just business as usual for the Hornets, who after seven games remain undefeated this season.
Chaz Strickland continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 317 yards and six TDs while completing 78.6% of his passes.
White River's run defense was locked in: Kent-Meridian could only muster 1.9 yards per carry. The team can thank Kovi Poulin for the heroic effort on defense: he. White River didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 6.3.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Decatur over Kentlake in every quarter on their way to victory on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Golden Gators blew the Falcons out of the water with a 53-0 final score. The Golden Gators haven't had any issues with the Falcons recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Decatur now has a winning record of 4-3. As for White River, their victory bumped their record up to 7-0.
White River lost to Decatur at home by a decisive 20-6 margin when the teams last played back in October of 2024. Thankfully for the Hornets, Spencer Holloway (who rushed for 94 yards and one touchdown on only nine carries, and also threw for 117 yards and one TD) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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