Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Independence). They blew past the Holly Springs Hawks 49-12 on the road on Friday. Considering the Wildcats have won four matches by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
When it comes to explaining why Holly Springs lost, don't look at Tray Kinkle. Despite the final result, he rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, and also picked up 74 receiving yards and a touchdown. Kinkle's longest reception was for an incredible 74 yards.
The victory was the third in a row for Independence, bringing their record for this year to 5-1. As for Holly Springs, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats challenges Rosa Fort at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Independence is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road dating back to last season. As for Holly Springs, they will head out to square off against Kossuth at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Holly Springs is facing Kossuth at the right time seeing as Kossuth is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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