The Deckerville Eagles will play host again on Saturday to welcome the Mendon Hornets, where kickoff is scheduled at 1:00 p.m. One thing working in Deckerville's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last seven matchups.
Deckerville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Kingston, posting a 40-6 victory. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matches by 20 points or more this season.
Deckerville had a senior duo take command as Hunter Garza rushed for 83 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries and Parker Merriman gained 125 total yards and two touchdowns. Garza is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Deckerville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 200 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 200 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Deckerville's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. Trenten Park was especially locked on to Kingston's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Mendon faced Martin in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Mendon snuck past Martin with a 26-22 win. The 26-point effort marked the Hornets' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to James T Lux and Owen Gorham. T Lux rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries while Gorham rushed for 185 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.4 yards per carry.
Deckerville pushed their record up to 11-0 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 33.6 points. As for Mendon, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 10-1.
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