If Capac was feeling good fresh off their 44-8 takedown of Memphis last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Capac Chiefs took a blow against the Deckerville Eagles on Friday, falling 34-6. The Chiefs were red-hot offensively headed into the game (they scored no less than 31 points in the three matches prior) but the Eagles' defense proved too tough.
Parker Merriman continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Deckerville, rushing for 236 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Merriman a new career-high in rushing yards. Another big playmaker for Deckerville was Hunter Garza, who returned a punt for a touchdown.
With the loss, Capac broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-4. As for Deckerville, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 8-0.
Capac does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Deckerville, they will welcome Alcona at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Deckerville is on a six-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), Alcona a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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