The Fort Meade Miners will square off against the Dixie County Bears at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Fort Meade comes in on three and Dixie County on four.
Fort Meade is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They slipped by Wildwood 20-19.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Dixie County). They breezed by Trenton to the tune of 52-22 on Friday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Bears with their most commanding win of the season.
Dixie County's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Mister Williams, who rushed for 143 yards and four touchdowns, and Drew Pleasant, who rushed for 126 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. The dominant performance gave Pleasant a new career-high in rushing yards. Another back making a difference was Jaheim Taylor, who rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
Dixie County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Keydran Teague and Javan Wilson.
Dixie County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 352 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Trenton only rushed for 90.
Dixie County's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-6. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 39.0 points per game. As for Fort Meade, their victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 5-7.
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