Football Preview: Central Wildcats vs. Hamilton Aggies
The Central Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Hamilton Aggies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, Central humbled Danville with a 49-14 victory. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 131st, while the Hawks are ranked 307th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Hamilton had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. Everything went their way against the Wildcats as they made off with a 28-6 victory. The Aggies pushed the score to 28-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wildcats cut but never quite recovered from.
Hamilton found their leader in sophomore Eli Harris, who rushed for 155 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.7 yards per carry. Harris' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 155 rushing yards.
Hamilton's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-3. As for Central, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-2.
Central might still be hurting after the 46-20 defeat they got from Hamilton in their previous matchup back in September of 2017. Will Central have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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