Two dominant backs in Naijhir White and Jamar Hicks are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Holmes Aces will take on the South Granville Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
South Granville is hoping to do what Hertford County couldn't two weeks ago: put an end to Holmes' winning streak, which now stands at three games. Holmes took down Hertford County 47-32.
Amaree Jackson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 271 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per carry. Holmes is 5-1 when Jackson posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget White, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, South Granville had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 35-13 margin over the Pirates. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-6.
It was another big night for Hicks, who rushed for 118 yards and two touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 107 rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaydn McNeil, who rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
South Granville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 289 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
South Granville wouldn't let Riverside-Durham keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Brycen D. White, Evan Zollo, and Noah Braswell picked up one apiece.
Holmes pushed their record up to 6-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 47.3 points per game. As for South Granville, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
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