With a playoff game on the line, Holmes rose to the challenge on Friday. They managed a 20-14 win over the South Granville Vikings. The victory was nothing new for the Aces as they're now sitting on four straight.
Naijhir White was his usual excellent self, rushing for 149 yards and a touchdown. Mason Byrum was in the mix too, providing Holmes with two touchdowns.
Holmes was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 332 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 229 rushing yards in six consecutive games.
Despite the loss, South Granville still got an impressive performance from Tanner Finch, who rushed for 74 yards on only nine carries, and also threw for 70 yards and two touchdowns on only six passes. The dominant performance gave Finch a new career-high in rushing yards.
Holmes is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 35.8 points per game. As for South Granville, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 5-6 record.
Holmes will head out to face off against Ayden - Grifton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ayden - Grifton knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Holmes likes a good challenge. South Granville does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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