Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Honey Grove). They really took it to the Como-Pickton Eagles for the full four quarters, racking up a 54-7 win on the road. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 34-0.
Grant Cheney had a dynamite game for Honey Grove, rushing for 86 yards and two touchdowns. Cheney's longest rush was for an incredible 71 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Honey Grove was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 381 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
The victory (which was Honey Grove's third in a row) raised their record to 5-1. As for Como-Pickton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-5.
Honey Grove and Rivercrest are set to duel on Friday. Honey Grove is on a five-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), Rivercrest a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for Como-Pickton, they will face off against Cooper at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cooper's defense has only allowed 14.8 points per game this season, so Como-Pickton's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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