Holmes was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They took a 37-27 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Marshall Rams. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Huskies of the 26-16 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2021.
Despite the loss, Holmes saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jayden Hopkins picked up 109 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 52 yards and a touchdown. Hopkins really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 70 yards. Holmes also got a significant boost from Zachary Torrez, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 80 yards.
Jalen Glover continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Marshall, rushing for 281 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.7 yards per carry. Those 281 rushing yards gave Glover a new career-high.
Holmes' defeat dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Marshall, with the win, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-6.
Holmes does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Marshall has already played their next contest, a 46-20 victory against Stevens on the 9th.
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