It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Ashbrook had no problem doing just that on Friday. They skirted past the South Point Red Raiders 31-28. Ashbrook's victory was all the more impressive since the Red Raiders were averaging only 13.73 points allowed on the season.
Anthony(Aj) Mcclain had a dynamite game for Ashbrook, rushing for 146 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, while also throwing for 101 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Mcclain a new career-high in rushing yards. Backing up that air attack was Martino Smith, who rushed for 122 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Ashbrook was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 277 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Despite the loss, South Point still got an impressive performance from Patrick Blee, who rushed for 117 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 68 yards and two touchdowns.
Ashbrook has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 28.1 points per game. As for South Point, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 9-2.
Ashbrook wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 20-10 defeat against North Lincoln on the 29th. South Point does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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