Holly Springs entered their game against Independence on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Holly Springs Hawks were beaten by the Independence Wildcats 49-12. The Hawks lost against the Wildcats in their previous head to head back in September of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 20-8 score last time.
Despite the loss, Holly Springs still got an impressive performance from Tray Kinkle, who rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, and also picked up 74 receiving yards and a touchdown. Kinkle got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 80 yards.
This is the second loss in a row for Holly Springs and nudges their season record down to 2-4. As for Independence, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Holly Springs will face 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. As for Independence, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats faces off against Rosa Fort at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Independence will also cruise into their next contest with the timing on their side: Rosa Fort will have lost three straight heading into Thursday's match.
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