The Loretto Mustangs will take on the Huntingdon Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Loretto didn't have too much trouble with Mt. Pleasant as they won 28-12. The Mustangs pushed the score to 28-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Tigers cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, Huntingdon waltzed into their matchup last Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They strolled past the Golden Tide with points to spare, taking the game 38-21.
Huntingdon can attribute much of their success to Brady Warbritton, who rushed for 179 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.0 yards per carry, and Gray Eubanks, who rushed for 160 yards and two touchdowns. Huntingdon is undefeated when Warbritton posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Huntingdon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 361 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 239 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
One reason for the win was Huntingdon's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Hayes Eubanks was especially locked on to Peabody's QB and sacked him twice.
Huntingdon's victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-2. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 41.1 points per game. As for Loretto, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-4.
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