Football Recap: Walton Braves vs. Holmes County Blue Devils
The third road game was the charm for Walton, as they earned their first road win of the season. They claimed a resounding 50-14 win over the Holmes County Blue Devils on the road. For the Braves, this counts as revenge for the 54-14 defeat the Blue Devils walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2017.
Wells Bettenhausen went supernova for Walton, throwing for 288 yards and five touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes. Dominic Goodwin was another key player, picking up 109 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Walton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 202 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Holmes County only rushed for 81.
Walton's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Malcolm Byrd and Dreden Bembow.
Walton's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Holmes County, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Walton will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on West Florida at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Holmes County, they are taking a road trip to take on Rutherford at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Holmes County focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday.
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