If Northern Garrett was riding high fresh off their 58-6 takedown of Uniontown last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Northern Garrett Huskies were just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 21-20 to the Mountain Ridge Miners. The loss continues a trend for the Huskies in their matchups with the Miners: they've now lost five in a row.
Northern Garrett's loss came despite strong showings from Luke Ross and Evan Graham. Ross rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, while Graham rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Graham a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Northern Garrett was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 235 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 191 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Northern Garrett didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Hunter Livengood and Landon Yoder.
Kyree Griffin was nothing short of spectacular for Mountain Ridge: he rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also caught a touchdown. Griffin also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making three total tackles and defending a pass.
Northern Garrett now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Mountain Ridge, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 4-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Northern Garrett will head out to face off against Allegany at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Allegany knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Northern Garrett likes a good challenge. As for Mountain Ridge, they are taking a road trip to square off against Williamsport at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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