Football Preview: Huntington Raiders vs. Haughton Buccaneers
The Huntington Raiders will face off against the Haughton Buccaneers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Haughton took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Huntington, who comes in off a win.
Huntington will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Benton, who they hadn't topped in seven consecutive meetings. Huntington secured a 27-21 W over Benton on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Raiders.
Landon Gibbs went supernova for Huntington, rushing for 91 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. The dominant performance gave Gibbs a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Nyles Hullaby, who rushed for 123 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.2 yards per carry.
Huntington's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB four times. Jatarian Montgomery was especially locked on to Benton's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Haughton entered their contest against Parkway on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Haughton had to suffer through a 48-7 loss at the hands of Parkway. The Buccaneers have struggled against the Panthers recently, as their game on Friday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Huntington now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Haughton, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
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