With a playoff game on the line, Hillgrove rose to the challenge on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 30-14 win over the Peachtree Ridge Lions. The victory was familiar territory for the Hawks who have now won three matchups in a row.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Caleb Walters and Jaiden Moore. Walters rushed for 77 yards and two touchdowns while Moore rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown. Walters has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last three times he's played.
Special teams was a major factor in the game for Hillgrove, racking up 12 points in total. All came courtesy of Carter Genchi: he went 3-for-3 kicking field goals for nine points, and 3-for-3 again kicking extra points for an additional three.
Hillgrove was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 232 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 165 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Despite the loss, Peachtree Ridge still got an impressive performance from Sedric Addison, who rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Addison's longest rush was for an impressive 64 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Hillgrove's win bumped their record up to 11-1. As for Peachtree Ridge, they moved to 6-6 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Hillgrove has already played their next game, a 46-6 loss against Carrollton on the 29th. Peachtree Ridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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