Football Recap: Noblesville Millers vs. Hamilton Southeastern Royals
Noblesville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell 28-21 to the Hamilton Southeastern Royals. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Millers of the 43-22 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2023.
Despite the loss, Noblesville still got an impressive performance from Brody Gump, who rushed for 177 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. With that strong performance, Gump is now averaging an impressive 107.6 rushing yards per game. Tyler Holmes also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Even though they lost, Noblesville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 309 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in 15 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Vaughn Johnson had an outrageously good game for Hamilton Southeastern as he rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries.
Noblesville's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Hamilton Southeastern, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Noblesville will head out to square off against Brownsburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Brownsburg is coming into the matchup with three straight wins at home, so Noblesville will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Hamilton Southeastern, they are taking a road trip to face off against Franklin Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Franklin Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.2 points per game this season.
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