The Haughton Buccaneers will venture away from home to square off against the Huntington Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Haughton will head out to face Huntington after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Haughton was outmatched by Parkway at home and fell 48-7. The Buccaneers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 34-0.
Meanwhile, Huntington hadn't done well against Benton recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Huntington managed a 27-21 victory over Benton. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Raiders.
Landon Gibbs went supernova for Huntington, rushing for 91 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. The dominant performance gave Gibbs a new career-high in rushing yards. Nyles Hullaby was another key player, rushing for 123 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.2 yards per carry.
Another reason for the win was Huntington's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Jatarian Montgomery was especially locked on to Benton's QB and sacked him twice.
This is the second loss in a row for Haughton and nudges their season record down to 1-3. As for Huntington, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
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