Holmes couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They were beaten by the Jay Mustangs 53-21 on Saturday. The Huskies' defeat continues a trend for the team, making it nine in a row dating back to last season.
Despite the loss, Holmes had strong showings from Jayden Hopkins, who rushed for 185 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, and Christopher Geller, who rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Geller a new career-high in rushing yards.
Nicholas Rios went supernova for Jay, rushing for 130 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. Rios got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 67 yards. Another player making a difference was Tajari Wellington, who threw for 101 yards and two touchdowns on perfect 5-for-5passing.
Holmes will square off against MacArthur at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Jay, they will challenge Lehman at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Lehman focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday.
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