After flying high against North Buncombe last Friday, Asheville came back down to earth. The Asheville Cougars fell just short of the A.C. Reynolds Rockets by a score of 30-27 on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Rockets: they've now lost three in a row.
Asheville's loss came despite strong showings from Kyheem Plummer and Meek Slydell. Plummer rushed for 116 yards and a touchdown, while Slydell threw for 137 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes. Plummer showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 55 yards.
Max Guest was his usual excellent self, rushing for 281 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 14.1 yards per carry for A.C. Reynolds. Those 281 rushing yards gave Guest a new career-high.
The loss snapped Asheville's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-2 record. As for A.C. Reynolds, they pushed their record up to 5-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Asheville didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 45-15 win against T.C. Roberson on the 8th. As for A.C. Reynolds, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 28-21 defeat against Erwin on the 8th.
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