Football Preview: Huss Huskies vs. South Point Red Raiders
The Huss Huskies will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the South Point Red Raiders at 7:30 p.m.
Huss came up short against Kings Mountain on Friday, falling 39-13. The Huskies were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 30-6.
Meanwhile, South Point put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Stuart W. Cramer 44-7 on the road. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 44-0.
Patrick Blee went supernova for South Point, rushing for 108 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries, while also throwing for 29 yards and a touchdown. Blee's longest rush was for an impressive 54 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Gavin Smith got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, South Point was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 354 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 203 rushing yards in 14 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Huss now has a losing record at 1-2. As for South Point, their record now sits at 3-0.
Huss beat South Point 31-24 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Blee, who rushed for 166 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.4 yards per carry. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Huss still be able to contain Blee? There's only one way to find out.
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