With a playoff game on the line, South Stanly rose to the challenge on Friday. They blew past the Avery County Vikings 34-7. The Rowdy Rebel Bulls might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 23 points or more this season.
South Stanly's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jasiah Holt led the charge by picking up 162 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Holt also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making a tackle. South Stanly also got a significant boost from I'Key Holt, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 84 yards.
South Stanly wouldn't let Avery County keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. South Stanly can thank Holt and Carter Callicutt for forcing both of them. Holt also hauled in two receiving touchdowns, which is notable because South Stanly is undefeated when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise. Another thorn in Avery County's side was Ethan Gaddy, who picked up a sack and made 23 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
The win made it two in a row for South Stanly and bumps their season record up to 6-4. As for Avery County, they dropped their record down to 2-8 with the loss, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.
South Stanly will play host again on Friday to welcome Starmount, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Starmount knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past six matches -- so hopefully South Stanly likes a good challenge. Avery County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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