Football Recap: Hickory Grove Christian Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Oct 28, 2024, 7:24pm

Football Recap: Hickory Grove Christian Lions vs. Asheville School (Independent) Blues

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Friday just wasn't the day for Hickory Grove Christian's offense. They were outmatched by the Asheville School (Independent) Blues at home and fell 42-0. The Lions haven't had much luck with the Blues recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.

Ricky Tolbert continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Asheville School (Independent), throwing for 242 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per attempt. Hayezon Tobe was in the mix too, providing Asheville School (Independent) with two touchdowns.

Hickory Grove Christian's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-3. As for Asheville School (Independent), their win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1.

The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Hickory Grove Christian will square off against Covenant Day at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Asheville School (Independent), they will welcome Wake Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 833 yards in their previous games.

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