Linden-McKinley has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Whetstone Braves at 6:50 p.m. on Friday. Linden-McKinley will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Linden-McKinley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their match at home on Saturday with ease, bagging a 65-0 win over Federal Hocking. With that victory, the Panthers brought their scoring average up to 26 points per game.
Linden-McKinley found their leader in underclassman Davell Brock, who rushed for 57 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries, and also threw for 132 yards and a touchdown on only ten passes. Another player making a difference was Zyon Mayo, who rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown.
Linden-McKinley wouldn't let Federal Hocking keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Linden-McKinley can thank Marqualyn Jones and Jaiden Ashford for forcing both of them. Jones also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Linden-McKinley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 241 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Whetstone was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were outmatched by East on the road and fell 43-14. The Braves were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 43-7.
Linden-McKinley pushed their record up to 4-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Whetstone, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Linden-McKinley couldn't quite finish off Whetstone when the teams last played back in October of 2023 and fell 32-30. Thankfully for Linden-McKinley, Laquealyn Battle (who rushed for 111 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also picked up 54 receiving yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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