The Locust Fork Hornets are headed away from home for the first time to take on the Ohatchee Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Locust Fork is headed out to face Ohatchee after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Locust Fork blew past Oneonta, posting a 45-14 victory at home.
Dylan Embry was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 270 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 126 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 95-yard run. Levi White was in the mix as well, providing Locust Fork with three touchdowns touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Locust Fork was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 474 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Locust Fork didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Landon Keith and Dante Murray. Connor Bartlett was another major factor on D, making ten total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Ohatchee didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against New Hope on Friday, but they still walked away with a 76-71 win.
Locust Fork suffered a grim 49-28 defeat to Ohatchee in their previous matchup back in November of 2016. Thankfully for Locust Fork, Austin Tucker (who rushed for 225 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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