Football Game Preview: Hillsdale FIGHTING KNIGHTS vs. Menlo-Atherton Bears

By Team Reports Oct 27, 2024, 12:23am

Football Preview: Hillsdale FIGHTING KNIGHTS vs. Menlo-Atherton Bears

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Hillsdale has been away from home for two games now, but on Wednesday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Menlo-Atherton Bears at 7:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Last Wednesday, Hillsdale was fully in charge, breezing past Sequoia 40-13. Considering the FIGHTING KNIGHTS have won four matchups by more than 26 points this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Lexi Carson was nothing short of spectacular: she threw for 271 yards and five touchdowns while completing 76.7% of her passes, and also punched in a rushing score.

Hillsdale didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Shelby Barron and Zoey Halaby.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Menlo-Atherton). They claimed a resounding 40-7 victory over Terra Nova. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Bears with their most commanding win of the season.

Hillsdale's win bumped their record up to 7-5. As for Menlo-Atherton, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-10.

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