After three games on the road, Hunter-Kinard-Tyler is heading back home. They will welcome the Blackville-Hilda Fighting Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hunter-Kinard-Tyler is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 42-0 win over Williston-Elko on the road. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Trojans with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, Blackville-Hilda waltzed into their contest on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They blew past the Saints, posting a 41-12 victory at home. The Fighting Hawks' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Samari Williams was his usual excellent self, rushing for 147 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries, while also throwing for 33 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Jaquel Holman, who rushed for 127 yards while picking up 7.5 yards per carry.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Blackville-Hilda was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 282 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 183 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Hunter-Kinard-Tyler pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Blackville-Hilda, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 6-1.
Hunter-Kinard-Tyler lost to Blackville-Hilda at home by a decisive 33-18 margin when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Holman, who rushed for 287 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per carry. Now that Hunter-Kinard-Tyler knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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