Football Recap: Beatty Hornets vs. Round Mountain Knights
On Thursday, Beatty faced Round Mountain in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Beatty Hornets secured a 34-30 W over the Round Mountain Knights. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Hornets considering their eight-point performance the matchup before.
Despite the loss, Round Mountain still got an impressive performance from Blake Bullington, who rushed for 169 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 139 yards and two touchdowns. Bullington also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making seven total tackles and defending a pass. Jace Young handled things on the ground, rushing for 85 yards.
Beatty's win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-4. As for Round Mountain, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-4.
Beatty will square off against Spring Mountain at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Round Mountain does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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