Two dominant signal callers in Javarion Brown and Patrick Blee are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Huss Huskies will head out on the road to face off against the South Point Red Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Huss will head into Friday's contest ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Ashbrook on Friday, but the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 29-point loss they were dealt two weeks ago. Huss fell just short of Ashbrook by a score of 15-12. The defeat continues a trend for the Huskies in their matchups with the Greenwave: they've now lost five in a row.
Despite the loss, Huss got top-tier performance from Brown, who rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, and also threw for 119 yards and a touchdown. Brown is becoming a predictor of Huss' success: when he posts at least 80 rushing yards the team is 2-1 (and 2-3 when he doesn't).
Meanwhile, South Point never let their opponents score on Friday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 48-0 win over North Gaston. That looming 48-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Red Raiders yet this season.
Blee continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 197 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, while also throwing for 49 yards and a touchdown. His longest rush was for an impressive 64 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Gavin Smith got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
South Point was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 388 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Huss' defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for South Point, their record is now 7-1.
Huss was able to grind out a solid victory over South Point in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 31-24. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Blee, who rushed for 166 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.4 yards per carry. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Huss still be able to contain Blee? There's only one way to find out.
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