After each having a week off, the Sugar-Salem Diggers and the Preston Indians will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sugar-Salem's defense has only allowed ten points per game this season, so Preston's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Things were looking good for Sugar-Salem after they put the first points on the board last Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Kimberly by a score of 17-14. The contest marked the Diggers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Despite the loss, Sugar-Salem got top-tier performance from Dawson Mcinelly, who rushed for 148 yards and a touchdown. Mcinelly's longest rush was for an incredible 79 yards.
Even though they lost, Sugar-Salem was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 208 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in 16 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Preston can finally bid farewell to their five-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game last Friday. They strolled past Burley with points to spare, taking the game 45-28. The Indians' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Preston found their leader in underclassman Carter Perry, who threw for 145 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 passes, and also rushed for 36 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Perry a new career-high in rushing yards.
Preston's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut McCoy Keller. Another thorn in Burley's side was John Peterson, who made 15 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended two passes.
Sugar-Salem's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Preston, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
Sugar-Salem was able to grind out a solid victory over Preston in their previous meeting back in October of 2021, winning 24-14. Will Sugar-Salem repeat their success, or does Preston have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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