Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Asheville). They took their game on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 56-14 victory over the McDowell Titans. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-6.
Kyheem Plummer continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 165 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making five total tackles. Kayden Ray was in the mix too, providing Asheville with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Asheville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 312 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Asheville wouldn't let McDowell keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Asheville can thank MaKyan Barton and Addison Cain for forcing both of them. Asheville got some further help from Quavo Hayes: he made seven total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended three passes in addition to snagging an interception.
Asheville's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for McDowell, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Asheville will square off against North Buncombe at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Asheville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.5 points per game this season. As for McDowell, they will face off against Erwin at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Erwin's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while McDowell has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
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