The Hendersonville Bearcats will welcome the Polk County Wolverines at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Polk County took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Hendersonville, who comes in off a win.
Hendersonville is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Chase 47-21 on Friday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Bearcats needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
JaRon Ward and Hezzie Rudisill were among the main playmakers for Hendersonville as the former threw for 204 yards and four touchdowns and the latter rushed for 128 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. The dominant performance also gave Ward a new career-high in rushing yards (70). Gianni Thompson was in the mix too, providing Hendersonville with two touchdowns.
Hendersonville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 235 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Hendersonville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. Ace Smith picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Polk County's offense. They had to suffer through a 55-0 loss at the hands of Brevard. The loss continues a trend for the Wolverines in their matchups with the Blue Devils: they've now lost three in a row.
The victory got Hendersonville back to even at 4-4. As for Polk County, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Hendersonville came up short against Polk County in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 34-30. Will Hendersonville have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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