McEwen and Hollow Rock-Bruceton Central are an even 5-5 against one another since August of 2014, but not for long. The McEwen Warriors will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Hollow Rock-Bruceton Central Tigers at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (McEwen has three straight victories, Hollow Rock-Bruceton Central has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If McEwen beats Hollow Rock-Bruceton Central with 42 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. McEwen put the hurt on Perry County with a sharp 42-17 win on Friday. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 24 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Jesse Ross, who rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 73 yards.
Meanwhile, Hollow Rock-Bruceton Central's game last Friday was all tied up 14-14 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell just short of West Carroll by a score of 28-26. While the Tigers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the War Eagles 7-6 in the first quarter.
Hollow Rock-Bruceton Central might have lost, but man, Braxton Howard was a machine: he threw for 200 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
McEwen's victory bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Hollow Rock-Bruceton Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Everything came up roses for McEwen against Hollow Rock-Bruceton Central when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 50-21 win. Will McEwen repeat their success, or does Hollow Rock-Bruceton Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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