The Airline Vikings will square off against the Huntington Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Airline's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Airline is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Byrd: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Vikings blew the Yellow Jackets out of the water with a 48-17 final score. The Vikings have beaten the Yellow Jackets the last four times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Yellow Jackets has come to flipping the script.
Kenny Darby had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 94 yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Airline was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 322 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, Huntington was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a hard 33-14 fall against Natchitoches Central. The Raiders gained 62 more yards on the day, but it was the Chiefs that made the best use of them.
Defeat or not, Huntington got some senior leadership from Justin Whitaker and Caiden Starks. Whitaker threw for 225 yards and two TDs, while Starks picked up 86 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
Huntington didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Nate Green.
Huntington's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Airline, their win bumped their record up to 6-3.
Airline didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Huntington in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, but they still walked away with a 59-54 victory. Do the Vikings have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Raiders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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