Football Recap: Hillsboro Indians vs. East Clinton Astros
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hillsboro). They blew past the East Clinton Astros 65-0 at home on Friday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Indians also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2023.
Jeven Hochstuhl continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 89 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023. Mason Dumpert was another key player, rushing for 61 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Hillsboro was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 395 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Hillsboro's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for East Clinton, they are on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.
Hillsboro will challenge Miami Trace at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 969 yards in their previous games. As for East Clinton, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Bethel-Tate at 7:00 p.m. Bethel-Tate is coming into the contest with three straight defeats on the road, meaning East Clinton will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win.
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