Football Game Preview: West Limestone Wildcats vs. Hatton Hornets

The West Limestone Wildcats will challenge the Hatton Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. West Limestone has given up an average of 32.3 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

West Limestone's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against East Limestone on Friday. They were outmatched by the Indians and fell 34-0. Wildcats fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team has lost against the Indians since Friday.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hatton). They took their game on Friday with ease, bagging a 48-12 win over Westminster Christian Academy. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 29-6.

West Limestone better focus on containing Savarius Evans and Tasean Love as the pair were huge in Hatton's win. Evans rushed for 167 yards and a pair of scores on only 13 carries, while Love threw for 262 yards and three touchdowns while completing 90% of his passes. That's the most passing touchdowns Love has posted since back in September of 2024. Another player making a difference was Quenderius Bolding, who picked up 55 receiving yards and one TD.

Hatton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 265 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards every time they've taken the field this season.

Hatton's defense made their presence known, laying out Houston Scott four times. Pierce Wilson was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sacks himself. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 5.2 total tackles per game. Hatton got some further help from Daniel Taylor: he made 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended one pass in addition to snagging an interception.

Hatton now has a winning record of 3-2. As for West Limestone, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-5.

West Limestone came up short against Hatton in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, falling 28-21. Will the Wildcats have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.