The Huntington Raiders will face off against the Haughton Buccaneers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Huntington will be strutting in after a win while Haughton will be coming in after a loss.
Huntington will bounce into Friday's game after beating Benton, who they hadn't topped in seven consecutive meetings. Huntington snuck past Benton with a 27-21 victory on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Raiders.
Landon Gibbs was a one-man wrecking crew for Huntington as he rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. The dominant performance gave Gibbs a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Nyles Hullaby, who rushed for 123 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.2 yards per carry.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Huntington's defense and their four sacks. Jatarian Montgomery was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself.
Meanwhile, Haughton entered their contest against Parkway on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Haughton took a blow against Parkway, falling 48-7. The defeat continues a trend for the Buccaneers in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost five in a row.
Huntington now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Haughton, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
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