Football Preview: West Holt Huskies vs. Ainsworth Bulldogs
West Holt has gone 8-0 against Ainsworth recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The West Holt Huskies will welcome the Ainsworth Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Thursday, West Holt took a blow against Central Valley, falling 54-20.
Meanwhile, Ainsworth didn't have quite enough to beat Sandhills/Thedford on Friday and fell 56-54. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (34), the Bulldogs still had to take the loss.
Ainsworth's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Morgan Kinney, who gained 140 total yards and four touchdowns, and Chris Fernandez, who gained 314 total yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Schroedl, who picked up 65 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Even if they lost, Ainsworth's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Jacob Held was especially locked on to Sandhills/Thedford's QB and sacked him three times.
West Holt dropped their record down to 1-1 with that loss, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Ainsworth, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
West Holt took their victory against Ainsworth in their previous meeting back in September of 2021 by a conclusive 66-42. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Ainsworth's Caleb Allen, who rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 116 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for West Holt to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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