The Ridge Spring-Monetta Trojans will challenge the Blackville-Hilda Fighting Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Ridge Spring-Monetta comes in on three and Blackville-Hilda on four.
Last Wednesday, Ridge Spring-Monetta beat Whitmire 12-2.
Red Andrews and Jaiden Holloway were among the main playmakers for Ridge Spring-Monetta as the former rushed for 102 yards on only 14 carries and the latter rushed for 67 yards.
Meanwhile, Blackville-Hilda won against Silver Bluff back in September with 20 points and they decided to stick to that point total again two weeks ago. Blackville-Hilda walked away with a 20-12 win over Denmark-Olar. The score was all tied up 6-6 at the break, but the Fighting Hawks were the (much) better team in the second half.
It was another big night for Jaquel Holman, who rushed for 132 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 67 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Blackville-Hilda was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 260 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 183 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Ridge Spring-Monetta now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Blackville-Hilda, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Ridge Spring-Monetta ended up a good deal behind Blackville-Hilda in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, losing 54-35. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Holman, who rushed for 247 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 carries. Now that Ridge Spring-Monetta knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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