Hickory Grove Christian has won three straight games at home, while Asheville School (Independent) has won three straight on the road dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Hickory Grove Christian Lions will welcome the Asheville School (Independent) Blues at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Hickory Grove Christian's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when High Point Christian Academy offense got past them. Hickory Grove Christian was beaten by High Point Christian Academy 41-0 on Friday. The contest marked the first time this year in which the Lions were not able to get on the board.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Anthony Hawkins Jr. and Jaylen Moore. Moore had a great game and rushed for 144 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Hawkins Jr. did his best for the losing side, rushing for 101 yards, while also picking up 31 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, after a string of nine wins dating back to last season, Asheville School (Independent)'s good fortune finally ran out back in September. They lost 42-21 to Mountain View Prep. That makes it the first time this season the Blues have let down their home crowd.
Although Asheville School (Independent) took the loss, they still got scores from Justin Rowe, Zander Baptiste, and Hayezon Tobe.
Hickory Grove Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Asheville School (Independent), their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Hickory Grove Christian took a serious blow against Asheville School (Independent) in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, falling 55-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Asheville School (Independent)'s Ricky Tolbert, who rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 189 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 passes. Now that Hickory Grove Christian 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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