Pleasant Home was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were beaten by the Elba Tigers 56-8. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Eagles of the 64-14 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.
Alvin Henderson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Elba, rushing for 155 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. Henderson is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last 22 games he's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Cassidy Carpenter, who rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown.
Pleasant Home's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Elba, they pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Pleasant Home will head out to square off against Kinston at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Elba, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers challenges Georgiana at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Elba is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.9 points per game this season.
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