Football Preview: Thornton Fractional North Meteors vs. Hillcrest Hawks
The Thornton Fractional North Meteors will face off against the Hillcrest Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Thornton Fractional North's defense has only allowed 13.8 points per game this season, so Hillcrest's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Hillcrest is facing Thornton Fractional North at the wrong time: Thornton Fractional North suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They took a 27-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bengals. It was the first time this season that the Meteors let down their fans at home.
Meanwhile, Hillcrest waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Red Wolves 43-0 at home. That 43 point margin sets a new team best for the Hawks this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Hillcrest to victory, but perhaps none more so than Erimus Wright, who rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. That's the most rushing yards Wright has posted since back in October of 2023. Jacob Johnson was another key rusher, rushing for 93 yards and a touchdown.
Hillcrest's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB four times. Thornton Fractional South's QB won't forget Max Carmicle anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Hillcrest got some further help from Eric Pike Iii: he made 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hillcrest was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 375 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in five consecutive contests.
Thornton Fractional North's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-2. As for Hillcrest, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Thornton Fractional North won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, slipping by Hillcrest 27-26. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Wright, who rushed for 188 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.9 yards per carry. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Thornton Fractional North still be able to contain Wright? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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