Deer Creek-Mackinaw has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Ridgeview/Lexington Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Deer Creek-Mackinaw is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.3 points per game this season.
Deer Creek-Mackinaw gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They strolled past Clinton with points to spare, taking the game 38-20. The Chiefs pushed the score to 30-8 by the end of the third, a deficit the Maroons cut but never quite recovered from.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Deer Creek-Mackinaw was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 277 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Clinton only rushed for 138.
Meanwhile, Ridgeview/Lexington was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 24-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of Shelbyville.
The win got Deer Creek-Mackinaw back to even at 4-4. As for Ridgeview/Lexington, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Deer Creek-Mackinaw skirted past Ridgeview/Lexington 22-20 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Does Deer Creek-Mackinaw have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ridgeview/Lexington turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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