Football Recap: Atkinson County Rebels vs. Hilliard Red Flashes
Atkinson County entered their tilt with Hilliard on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Everything went their way against the Hilliard Red Flashes as they made off with a 52-32 victory. Considering the Rebels have won five games by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Ladarien Roberts and Darrian Roberts. Ladarien rushed for 226 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry while Darrian rushed for 196 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.3 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Ladarien a new career-high in rushing yards.
Atkinson County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 464 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 255 rushing yards in nine consecutive matches.
Despite the loss, Hilliard still got an impressive performance from Ethan Garland, who rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 152 yards and two touchdowns. Hilliard also got a significant boost from Camauri Bolden, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 90 yards.
Atkinson County's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-2. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.7 points per game. As for Hilliard, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-9.
As of now, neither Atkinson County nor Hilliard have any future games scheduled.
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