Football Preview: Hough Huskies vs. Independence Patriots
Hough is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Independence is on a eight-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Hough Huskies will host the Independence Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hough is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They breezed by South Iredell to the tune of 59-0. The Huskies' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Ralph (Trey) Blakeney was his usual excellent self, throwing for 201 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Jycen Anciso was another key player, rushing for 92 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Hough didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Morgan Linton. Hough got some further help from Karmel Quick: he picked up two sacks and made four total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, while Independence put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Mount Tabor. Independence claimed a resounding 44-0 win over Mount Tabor. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Patriots had established a 35 point advantage.
Justin Little and Jayden Jones were among the main playmakers for Independence as the former rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries and the latter gained 120 total yards and three touchdowns. Those 105 rushing yards gave Little a new career-high.
Independence was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 258 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 222 rushing yards in 11 consecutive matchups.
Independence's victory bumped their record up to 10-1. As for Hough, their win bumped their record up to an identical 10-1.
We should be in store for an exciting game as the two teams have no problem gaining yardage. Hough has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 354.4 total yards per game. However, it's not like Independence struggles in that department as they've been averaging 483.7. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them.
Hough beat Independence 42-29 when the teams last played back in November of 2014. Does Hough have another victory up their sleeve, or will Independence turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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