The matchup between Myers Park and Hough on Friday hardly resembled the 13-10 effort from their previous meeting. The Myers Park Mustangs were dealt a 52-13 defeat at the hands of the Hough Huskies. The Mustangs were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-7.
Despite the loss, Myers Park still got an impressive performance from Jared Lockhart, who rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also threw for 141 yards and a touchdown.
Ralph (Trey) Blakeney was nothing short of spectacular for Hough: he threw for 323 yards and six touchdowns while completing 77.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 38 yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Tyran Evans, who picked up 144 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Myers Park's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 0-2. As for Hough, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Myers Park will host Sun Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Hough, they are headed away from home for the first time to take on Carolina Forest at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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