Football Recap: Harding Academy Wildcats vs. Nettleton Raiders
Harding Academy extended their road winning streak to four games thanks to a huge performance from Owen Miller. Everything went the Harding Academy Wildcats' way against the Nettleton Raiders on Friday as the Harding Academy Wildcats made off with a 37-14 win thanks in part to Miller, who rushed for 188 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 196 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Another player making a difference was Isaac Baker, who rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 58 yards.
Harding Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 350 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Harding Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Brody Myers, Hayden Dixon, and Cam Pryor picked up one apiece. Myers also made five total tackles, which is notable because Harding Academy is undefeated when he posts at least three total tackles, but 2-3 otherwise.
When it comes to explaining why Nettleton lost, don't look at Xavier Harrell. Despite the final result, he rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown. Harrell's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 103 rushing yards.
Harding Academy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Nettleton, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Harding Academy will take on Wynne at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Harding Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.9 points per game this season. As for Nettleton, they will head out to square off against Valley View at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Valley View will roll in looking for their ninth straight victory, something Nettleton surely won't give up without a fight.
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