Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Academy of Richmond County). They walked away with a 34-21 victory over the Hephzibah Rebels on Friday. This was payback for the Musketeers, who suffered a 29-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Academy of Richmond County found their leader in freshman Mykheal Smith, who rushed for 36 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 49 yards and a touchdown.
Despite the loss, Hephzibah saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Reante Byrd rushed for 268 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. Those 268 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Byrd.
Academy of Richmond County's record now sits at 2-5. As for Hephzibah, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-7.
Academy of Richmond County wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 34-0 loss against Aquinas on the 31st. As for Hephzibah, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Cross Creek at 7:30 p.m. on November 5th. Hephzibah is facing Cross Creek at the right time seeing as Cross Creek is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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