Football Preview: Hamilton Bobcats vs. Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School Mustangs
Hamilton has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to face off against the Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School Mustangs at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Hamilton, who comes in off a win.
Hamilton is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by San Jacinto Valley Academy at home to the tune of 39-8 on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Bobcats considering their seven-point performance the contest before.
William Hamlett had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 247 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.1 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 139 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Seth Heredia, who rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Hamilton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 493 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Hamilton's defense made their presence known, laying out Brayden Hutchinson. five times. The heavy lifting was done by Cole Haley and Gustavo Villalobos, who racked up all five sacks between them.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 38 points the game before, Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They took a blow against Vasquez, falling 41-12.
Despite the defeat, Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School got top-tier performance from Luke Ludwig, who rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns.
Hamilton's win ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-3. As for Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School, they dropped their record down to 1-4 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Hamilton has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 257 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School struggles in that department as they've been averaging 188.2. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Hamilton came up short against Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, falling 50-44. Thankfully for Hamilton, Josh Stahl (who threw for 371 yards and six touchdowns, and also rushed for 42 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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