Cushing has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to take on the Mt. Enterprise Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are at an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2018, but likely not for long.
Cushing will head into Friday's matchup out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a 20-point game in their last game. They fell just short of Alto by a score of 27-24.
Meanwhile, Mt. Enterprise put another one in the bag last Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They slipped by Shelbyville 36-35. The score was all tied up 22-22 at the break, but the Wildcats were the better team in the second half.
Kaegan Ash continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 262 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his 14th straight game with at least 143 rushing yards dating back to last season. Mt. Enterprise also got a significant boost from Aadin Alsup, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 82 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Mt. Enterprise was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 372 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 221 rushing yards in 14 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Cushing now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Mt. Enterprise, their record is now 4-0.
Cushing was dealt a bruising 50-12 loss at the hands of Mt. Enterprise in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ash, who rushed for 367 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries. Now that Cushing knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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