Football Preview: Tuttle Tigers vs. Hilldale Hornets
The Tuttle Tigers have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Hilldale Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Tuttle's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three games.
Tuttle is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Elk City 34-6. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won ten matches by 21 points or more so far this season.
Tuttle's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Cruz Campbell, who threw for 204 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Shawn Rounsaville Jr helped Campbell out on the ground, rushing for 137 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Hilldale came tearing into Friday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 21-9 victory over the Wardogs. 21 seems to be a good number for the Hornets as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Hilldale to victory, but perhaps none more so than Dawson Fields, who threw for 134 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 31 yards. Fields is becoming a predictor of Hilldale's success: when he posts at least three passing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 3-4 when he doesn't).
Hilldale didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Brady Scott.
Tuttle pushed their record up to 11-0 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 7.4 points per game. As for Hilldale, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Tuttle against Hilldale when the teams last played back in November of 2018, as the team secured a 42-14 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Hilldale's Devin Hembry, who rushed for 174 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry, and also picked up 69 receiving yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Tuttle to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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