A.C. Reynolds extended their winning streak to four games thanks to a huge performance from Max Guest. The A.C. Reynolds Rockets narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Asheville Cougars 30-27 thanks in part to Guest, who rushed for 281 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 14.1 yards per carry. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last four times he's played.
One reason for the win was A.C. Reynolds' imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Edwin Santiago was especially locked on to Asheville's QB and sacked him twice. With that strong performance, Santiago is now averaging an impressive 5.1 total tackles per game.
A.C. Reynolds was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 387 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Kyheem Plummer and Meek Slydell certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Plummer rushed for 116 yards and a touchdown, while Slydell threw for 137 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes. Plummer showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 55 yards.
A.C. Reynolds pushed their record up to 5-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.8 points per game. As for Asheville, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-2 record.
A.C. Reynolds wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 28-21 loss against Erwin on the 8th. As for Asheville, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 45-15 win against T.C. Roberson on the 8th.
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