Football Preview: Hamilton Big Blue vs. Sycamore Aviators
Hamilton and Sycamore are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Hamilton Big Blue will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Sycamore Aviators at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hamilton has six straight wins, Sycamore has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Hamilton will bounce into Friday's game after beating Colerain, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Hamilton really took it to Colerain for the full four quarters, racking up a 38-0 victory on the road. The result was nothing new for the Big Blue, who have now won five matches by 21 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Gracen Goldsmith, who rushed for 153 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.6 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 153 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Hamilton didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jailen Morris and Wyman Carr. Another thorn in Colerain's side was Trey Verdon, who picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made five total tackles (3.5 for loss).
Meanwhile, a win for Sycamore just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against Mason, falling 29-7. While losing is never fun, the Aviators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 323rd, while the Comets are ranked 93rd).
Hamilton pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Sycamore, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.
Hamilton came out on top in a nail-biter against Sycamore in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, sneaking past 13-10. Does Hamilton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sycamore turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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