Hurricane couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of the Huntington Highlanders by a score of 38-35 on Friday. The Redskins haven't had much luck with the Highlanders recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Despite the loss, Hurricane still got an impressive performance from Noah Vellaithambi, who rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also threw for 162 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Another player making a difference was Kylan Grace, who rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown.
Grace wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Hurricane was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 292 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 165 rushing yards in 12 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Hurricane will take on Spring Valley at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Huntington, they will venture away from home to challenge Martinsburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Huntington is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
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