Two dominant backs in Malaki Cary and Daegan Collins are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Houston County Fighting Irish's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Hollow Rock-Bruceton Central Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Houston County's defense has only allowed 16.8 points per game this season, so Hollow Rock-Bruceton Central's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Houston County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Stewart County, posting a 41-7 win on the road. The result was nothing new for the Fighting Irish, who have now won four matchups by 20 points or more so far this season.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Preston Mitchell and he. Mitchell rushed for 192 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.3 yards per carry while he rushed for 192 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.3 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 133 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Houston County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 322 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Houston County's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Tristen Hooper and Hayden Burgess.
Meanwhile, Hollow Rock-Bruceton Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They took a blow against McKenzie, falling 69-7. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 335th, while the Rebels are ranked 58th).
Houston County pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Hollow Rock-Bruceton Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Everything came up roses for Houston County against Hollow Rock-Bruceton Central in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 34-7 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Houston County since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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