New Diana put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past the Arp Tigers 41-16. Fans of the Eagles have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Dejuan Johnson was his usual excellent self, throwing for 250 yards and five touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes, and also rushing for 66 yards on only six carries. Jaiydyn Johnson was in the mix as well, providing New Diana with two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to New Diana's defense and their five sacks. Arp's QB won't forget Ayden Hamilton anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Hamilton has been hot , having also posted eight or more total tackles the last seven times he's played. Another thorn in Arp's side was Angel Ruiz, who picked up a sack and made nine total tackles.
Despite the loss, Arp still got an impressive performance from Josh Smith, who rushed for 196 yards and a touchdown. Smith didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).
New Diana's win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-0. As for Arp, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 6-3 record.
New Diana will look to defend their home field on Friday against Elkhart at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in New Diana's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for Arp, they are taking a road trip to challenge West Rusk at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. West Rusk is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.4 points per game this season.
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