Football Recap: Asheville Cougars vs. Marvin Ridge Mavericks
Asheville and Marvin Ridge squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Asheville had to settle for second. They took a hard 24-10 fall against the Marvin Ridge Mavericks. That makes it the first time this season the Cougars have let down their home crowd.
Meek Slydell threw for 171 yards on 15 of 24 attempts.
Kareem Williams was his top target, making four total tackles. On the ground,
Josh Ellis rushed for 55 yards and a touchdown.
Zach Lee continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Marvin Ridge, rushing for 252 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Lee a new career-high in rushing yards.
Asheville's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-3. As for Marvin Ridge, with the victory, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 5-6.
Asheville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Marvin Ridge, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Northern Guilford at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Northern Guilford is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.9 points per game this season.
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