The matchup between Ashe County and South Caldwell on Friday hardly resembled the 13-6 effort from their previous meeting. The Ashe County Huskies took a 40-34 hit to the loss column at the hands of the South Caldwell Spartans. The Huskies have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ashe County lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Bryce Peters, who threw for 310 yards and two touchdowns. 129 of those passing yards were hauled in by Ian Graybeal, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Landon Borders went supernova for South Caldwell, rushing for 62 yards and three touchdowns. Borders didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made five total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Ashe County's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for South Caldwell, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-5.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Watauga the next time they take the field. Ashe County will host Watauga at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, while South Caldwell will host them at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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