The Holcomb Longhorns will be playing in front of their home fans against the Marysville Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Holcomb: 13.8, Marysville: 14.4) so any points scored will be well earned.
Holcomb's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 34-0 victory over Southwestern Heights. The Longhorns might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by 21 points or more this season.
Holcomb found their leader in freshman Cooper Cranston, who rushed for 51 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 49 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes. The dominant performance gave Cranston a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Marysville was just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 28-27 to Clay Center. The Bulldogs haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Holcomb's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-2. As for Marysville, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-2.
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