Airline put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They secured a 59-54 W over the Huntington Raiders. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Raiders are ranked 52nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Ben Taylor, who threw for 408 yards and six touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 50 yards and two touchdowns. Jarvis Davis was Taylor's top target, picking up 164 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Huntington's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Jamarion Washington, who gained 246 total yards and four touchdowns, and Landon Gibbs, who threw for 196 yards and four touchdowns on only 17 passes. Gibbs is becoming a predictor of Huntington's success: when he posts at least three passing touchdowns the team is 4-1 (and 1-4 when he doesn't). Nyles Hullaby was another key player, rushing for 120 yards and two touchdowns.
Airline pushed their record up to 10-0 with the win, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. A key ingredient in that success has been their rushing production: they averaged an imposing 153.5 rushing yards in those games compared to only 153.5 in the others. As for Huntington, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-5 record this season.
Airline will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on St. Amant at 7:00 p.m. on November 22nd. As for Huntington, they will face off against Hammond at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Huntington is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.9 points per game this season.
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