On Thursday, the Huntington Raiders were within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 59-54 to the Airline Vikings. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (36), the Raiders still had to take the loss.
Huntington's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Jamarion Washington, who gained 246 total yards and four touchdowns, and Landon Gibbs, who threw for 196 yards and four touchdowns on only 17 passes. Huntington is 4-1 when Gibbs posts three or more passing touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise. Nyles Hullaby was in the mix too, providing Huntington with two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Huntington was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 309 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in nine consecutive contests.
Ben Taylor continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Airline, throwing for 408 yards and six touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes, and also rushing for 50 yards and two touchdowns. Jarvis Davis was Taylor's top target, picking up 164 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Huntington dropped their record down to 5-5 with the loss, which was their third straight at home. As for Airline, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 10-0.
Huntington will take on Hammond at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Huntington is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.9 points per game this season. As for Airline, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on St. Amant at 7:00 p.m. on November 22nd.
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