Football Preview: Hughson Huskies vs. Hilmar Yellowjackets
Hughson is 1-8 against Hilmar since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Hughson Huskies will square off against the Hilmar Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. Hughson will be coming into the game with an undefeated record on the line.
Hughson is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Orestimba: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Hughson blew Orestimba out of the water with a 48-12 final score. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 27-6.
A big part of Hughson's win came down to the chemistry between Robert Mcdaniel and his top target Bryce Mcdaniel. Robert threw for 145 yards and two touchdowns while Bryce rushed for 37 yards. The dominant performance gave Bryce a new career-high in rushing yards.
Hughson didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Lawson Aviles and Cooper Taber.
Meanwhile, Hilmar came up short against Summerville on Friday and fell 28-19.
Despite the defeat, Hilmar had strong showings from Merek Ellerd, who rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and Caden Bailey, who rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. Bailey really tore up the turf during one magnificent 78-yard run.
Even though they lost, Hilmar was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 264 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 185 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Hughson's victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for Hilmar, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-4 record this season.
Hughson and Hilmar were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, but Hughson came up empty-handed after a 24-23 loss. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bailey, who rushed for 181 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per carry. Now that Hughson knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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