Class A No. 3 North Decatur ended a two-game losing streak to Eastern Hancock with a 41-27 road victory over the Royals Friday. North improves to 2-0 on the season. Eastern Hancock moves to 1-1.
North opened the scoring with a 51-yard pass from Matthew Fields to Hunter Meister at the 9-minute mark of the first quarter. Simon Barber added the 2-point conversion. With 2:50 play in the first quarter, Barber scored on a 9-yard run to push the lead to 14-0.
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