Football Preview: Fishers Tigers vs. Hamilton Southeastern Royals
The Fishers Tigers's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Hamilton Southeastern Royals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 868 yards in their previous games.
Fishers is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 31-21 victory over Noblesville.
A big part of Fishers' win came down to the chemistry between Caden Hill and his top target Jonanthony Hall. Hill threw for 265 yards and two touchdowns on only 18 passes while Hall picked up 136 receiving yards and a touchdown. Hall really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 80 yards. Fishers also got a significant boost from Ryan Thembulembu, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 102 yards.
Fishers didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Tristan Johnson and Carsen Eloms.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Hamilton Southeastern beat Homestead 20-14 on Friday. Given the Royals' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Spartans are ranked 48th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hamilton Southeastern's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brennan Baker, who rushed for 138 yards on only 13 carries. The dominant performance gave Baker a new career-high in rushing yards. Azariah Wallace was another key back, rushing for 126 yards and a touchdown.
Hamilton Southeastern was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 344 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Fishers' record now sits at 6-4. As for Hamilton Southeastern, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-3.
Fishers came out on top in a nail-biter against Hamilton Southeastern in their previous matchup back in September, sneaking past 37-35. Will Fishers repeat their success, or does Hamilton Southeastern have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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