After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Central Valley, West Holt was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Ainsworth Bulldogs 40-38. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Huskies also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2021.
Andrew Rentschler had an outrageously good game as he picked up 79 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
West Holt wouldn't let Ainsworth keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. West Holt can thank Drake Nemetz and Kruz Jelinek for forcing all of them.
Ainsworth's loss came despite strong showings from Chris Fernandez and Morgan Kinney. Fernandez rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown, while Kinney gained 162 total yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Kinney a new career-high in rushing yards.
West Holt's victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-1. As for Ainsworth, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
West Holt will square off against Arcadia/Loup City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Ainsworth, they will take on Neligh-Oakdale at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Ainsworth's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
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