Football Preview: Hurley Rebels vs. Tolsia Rebels
On Friday Hurley will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will challenge the Tolsia Rebels at 7:30 p.m.
Hurley's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Grundy on Friday. They had to suffer through a 27-0 loss at the hands of the Golden Wave. The Rebels have struggled against the Golden Wave recently, as their game on Friday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Tolsia). They took their game on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 50-8 victory over Buffalo. The Rebels might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 25 points or more this season.
Tolsia's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Robert Evans, who rushed for 165 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry, and Luke Williamson, who rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. With that strong performance, Evans is now averaging an impressive 107.7 rushing yards per game. Tolsia also got help from Zach Ratliff, who showed off his sure hands for 87 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Tolsia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 334 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Hurley's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Tolsia, they pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Hurley was dealt a bruising 44-14 loss at the hands of Tolsia when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Hurley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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