The Huntingdon Mustangs will be playing at home against the Loretto Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Huntingdon's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three contests.
Huntingdon gave up the first points last Thursday, but they didn't let that get them down. They strolled past Peabody with points to spare, taking the game 38-21.
Huntingdon had a senior duo take command as Brady Warbritton rushed for 179 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.0 yards per carry and Gray Eubanks rushed for 160 yards and two touchdowns. Warbritton has become a key player for Huntingdon: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: 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 matchups.
One reason for the win was Huntingdon's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. In that department, Hayes Eubanks was the leader with two.
Meanwhile, Loretto didn't have too much trouble with Mt. Pleasant last Thursday 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.
Huntingdon pushed their record up to 8-2 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.6 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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