Football Preview: Huntington Raiders vs. Calvary Baptist Academy Cavaliers
The Huntington Raiders will take on the Calvary Baptist Academy Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Huntington is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32 points per game this season.
Huntington is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Parkway on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Huntington had to suffer through a 49-22 loss at the hands of Parkway. The Raiders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Huntington got top-tier performance from Jamarion Washington, who picked up 140 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Huntington also got a significant boost from Nyles Hullaby, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 85 yards.
Meanwhile, Calvary Baptist Academy waltzed into their matchup on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 24-14 win over the Farmers. The 24-point effort marked the Cavaliers' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Huntington's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Calvary Baptist Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
The upcoming match will be a clash of competing strengths. Huntington has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 279.7 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Calvary Baptist Academy has preferred to attack from the air: they average 298.9 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
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