Football Preview: Hamilton Braves vs. Portola Tigers
The Hamilton Braves will head out on the road to take on the Portola Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hamilton has four straight victories, Portola has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Hamilton's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Friday, when they got past Quincy's usually-dominant defense. Everything went Hamilton's way against Quincy as Hamilton made off with a 36-14 win.
Kayden Strong was his usual excellent self, rushing for 169 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 63 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Hamilton's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Strong, Cesar Leal, and Barrett Boehm picked up one apiece. The dominant performance gave Strong a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Portola scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of Los Molinos by a score of 35-32.
Hamilton's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1. As for Portola, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Hamilton didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Portola when the teams last played back in September of 2021, but they still walked away with a 20-14 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hamilton since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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