The East Central Hornets will challenge the St. Martin Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. East Central will be strutting in after a victory while St. Martin will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, East Central finally turned things around against North Pike on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 20-6 win over the Jaguars. The Hornets' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Cale Hollinghead went supernova for East Central, rushing for 134 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Hollinghead a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, St. Martin entered their contest against Stone on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. St. Martin took a 28-15 hit to the loss column at the hands of Stone. Despite 80 more yards than the Tomcats, the Yellow Jackets couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Despite the defeat, St. Martin saw an underclassman step up: Kevin Marshall rushed for 153 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 137 yards and a touchdown. Those 153 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Marshall.
East Central's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for St. Martin, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
East Central took their win against St. Martin when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 63-42. Will East Central repeat their success, or does St. Martin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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