Ashland is 0-4 against Holly Springs since September of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Ashland Blue Devils will square off against the Holly Springs Hawks at 7:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Ashland had to suffer through a 49-14 loss at the hands of Mantachie.
Meanwhile, Holly Springs came into Friday's contest having lost seven straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Their defense stepped up to hand Byers a 33-0 shutout on Friday. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Hawks just coasted through the last quarter.
Tray Kinkle had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 298 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 69 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Holly Springs was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 433 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Ashland's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Holly Springs, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Ashland was dealt a bruising 56-6 defeat at the hands of Holly Springs in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Ashland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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