Two dominant backs in Favour Akih and Ayden Mckinstry are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Hayes Pacers will take on the Grove City Greyhounds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hayes is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Franklin Heights for the full four quarters, racking up a 38-8 victory. With the Pacers ahead 21-0 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Grove City, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Central Crossing 38-0. That 38 point margin sets a new team best for the Greyhounds this season.
Mckinstry and Carson Welsh were among the main playmakers for Grove City as the former rushed for 118 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries and the latter threw for 254 yards and two touchdowns on only 18 passes. The dominant performance also gave Welsh a new career-high in rushing yards (50). Owen Steele was Welsh's top target, picking up 160 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Grove City didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Ty Poole, Gabriel Adrovet, and Trace Price picked up one apiece.
Hayes pushed their record up to 7-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Grove City, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 7-3.
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