After each having a week off, the Dade County Wolverines and the Christian Heritage Lions will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Dade County will head into Friday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a three-point defeat in their last match, but they sure didn't let that happen against LaFayette last Friday. Dade County blew past LaFayette 35-0 on the road. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Wolverines just coasted through the last quarter.
Dade County's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Evan Koger, who rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns. Koger is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 119 every time he's taken the field this season. Braydan Jones was another key pass catcher, picking up 102 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Dade County's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB six times. Evan Avans was especially locked on to LaFayette's QB and sacked him five times. Avans also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up five sacks, making five total tackles (0.5 for loss), and defending a pass. Dade County got some further help from Jace Anderson: he forced a fumble, made seven total tackles, and defended two passes.
Meanwhile, Christian Heritage's game last Friday was all tied up 7-7 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They walked away with a 21-14 victory over Pepperell.
Carter Triplett had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 231 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.2 yards per carry, and also threw for 133 yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 100.3 rushing yards per game.
Christian Heritage was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 267 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Dade County's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Christian Heritage, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Friday's contest might be decided in the trenches. Dade County has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 209 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Christian Heritage struggles in that department as they've been averaging 182.7. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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