Football Preview: Aiken Fighting Green Hornets vs. Midland Valley Mustangs
The Aiken Fighting Green Hornets's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Midland Valley Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Aiken is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Brookland-Cayce on Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Aiken was beaten by Brookland-Cayce 47-12. The Fighting Green Hornets were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 40-0.
Meanwhile, Midland Valley came up short against Gilbert on Friday and fell 35-28.
Despite the defeat, Midland Valley got top-tier performance from Preston Mcnair, who rushed for 244 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. The dominant performance gave Mcnair a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Midland Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 306 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Aiken dropped their record down to 0-5 with the loss, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Midland Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Aiken was taken down by Midland Valley 56-18 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mcnair, who rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Now that Aiken knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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