Football Recap: Sotomayor WILDCATS vs. Harlan Hawks
If Sotomayor was feeling good fresh off their 41-0 takedown of Warren two weeks ago, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Sotomayor WILDCATS fell just short of the Harlan Hawks by a score of 35-33 on Thursday. The WILDCATS's loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Sotomayor's loss came despite strong showings from Cameron Grady and Chauncey Moon. Grady rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry, while Moon rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. Grady really tore up the turf during one magnificent 70-yard run.
Adrien Mcdade was his usual excellent self, rushing for 172 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry, and also picking up 41 receiving yards for Harlan. Those 172 rushing yards gave Mcdade a new career-high. Payton Matthews was another key player, rushing for 88 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
Sotomayor's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-3. As for Harlan, they pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Sotomayor will welcome Churchill at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Sotomayor is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.2 points per game this season. As for Harlan, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Clark at 7:00 p.m. Harlan knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven matchups -- so hopefully Clark likes a good challenge.
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