Two dominant backs in Martino Smith and Shannon Wingate are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Ashbrook Greenwave are taking a road trip to face off against the North Lincoln Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Ashbrook is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They skirted past South Point 31-28. The win was nothing new for the Greenwave as they're now sitting on three straight.
Anthony(Aj) Mcclain was a one-man wrecking crew for Ashbrook as he rushed for 146 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, and also threw for 101 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Mcclain a new career-high in rushing yards. Backing up that air attack was Smith, who rushed for 122 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Ashbrook was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 277 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, North Lincoln entered their tilt with West Henderson on Friday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They really took it to the Falcons for the full four quarters, racking up a 54-21 victory. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won eight contests by 21 points or more so far this season.
North Lincoln's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Landen Agee, who rushed for 124 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. Agee's longest rush was for an impressive 58 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Wingate also helped out as he racked up 111 rushing yards.
Ashbrook has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 28.1 points per game. As for North Lincoln, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-1.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Ashbrook has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 156.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like North Lincoln struggles in that department as they've been averaging 330.4. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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