Hickory Ridge had lost four straight at home, but on Thursday they dropped down to 4-6 to make it five. They fell just short of the Olympic Trojans by a score of 16-13. While losing is never fun, the Ragin' Bulls can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 201st, while the Trojans are ranked 93rd).
Although Hickory Ridge took the loss, they still got scores from Kellan Goins and Colton Laskowski.
As for Olympic, the victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 8-2. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.5 points on average over those games.
Olympic got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Bryce Nixon out in front who rushed for 156 yards while picking up 7.1 yards per carry, and also picked up 35 receiving yards. Nixon's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 156 rushing yards. Chance Cato was another key player, rushing for 57 yards on only eight carries.
Hickory Ridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Olympic, they will welcome Ragsdale at 7:00 p.m. on the 7th. The Tigers will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
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