Football Recap: Hobart Brickies vs. Lowell Red Devils
Hobart only won by three when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 35-point they dealt Lowell on Friday. The Hobart Brickies really took it to the Lowell Red Devils for the full four quarters, racking up a 42-7 win on the road. The Brickies pushed the score to 34-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Red Devils had little chance of recovering from.
Hobart was led to victory by Willy Shearer and Aleks Tatum. Shearer rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry, while Tatum rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. The dominant performance gave Tatum a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hobart was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 270 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 75.7 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three games they've averaged 234.7.
One reason for the win was Hobart's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. In that department, Aiden Kasch was the leader with two.
Although Lowell took the loss, they still got scores from Brody Kalwinski and Gage Wimberly.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Hobart, bringing their record for this year to 4-2. As for Lowell, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Hobart will challenge Hanover Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hanover Central knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully Hobart likes a good challenge. As for Lowell, they will be playing at home against Kankakee Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lowell is facing Kankakee Valley at the right time seeing as Kankakee Valley is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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