Football Preview: Hamilton Yankees vs. Serra Cavaliers
The Hamilton Yankees will head out to square off against the Serra Cavaliers at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Hamilton's defense has only allowed 12 points per game this season, so Serra's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Hamilton's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Westchester 2-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Yankees.
Meanwhile, Serra came tearing into Monday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Vikings as they made off with a 24-0 victory. Given the Cavaliers' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 219th, while the Vikings are ranked 443rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Serra's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Tyese Dodson-Freeman led the charge by rushing for 92 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Rhandi'Lynn Flores was another key passer, throwing for 215 yards and two touchdowns.
Serra's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Eryn Carter.
Hamilton's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-4. As for Serra, they pushed their record up to 4-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
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