Football Recap: Ashbrook Triumphant Thanks to a Strong Effort from Martino Smith

By Team Reports Nov 8, 2024, 6:31am

Football Recap: Ashbrook Greenwave vs. Huss Huskies

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Ashbrook extended their home winning streak to five games thanks to a huge performance from Martino Smith. The Ashbrook Greenwave skirted past the Huss Huskies 15-12 thanks in part to Smith, who rushed for 144 yards and a touchdown. Those 144 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.

Ashbrook's defense made their presence known, laying out Javarion Brown. three times. In that department, Caleb Gordon was the leader with two sacks. He has been hot for a while, having also posted five or more total tackles the last 15 times he's played.

When it comes to explaining why Huss lost on Friday, don't look at Brown. Despite the final result, he rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, and also threw for 119 yards and a touchdown. Huss is 2-1 when Brown posts 80 or more rushing yards, but 2-3 otherwise.

Ashbrook is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.0 points per game. As for Huss, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-4.

Ashbrook does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Huss, they will face off against South Point at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Huss is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.5 points per game this season.

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