The Hatton Hornets will challenge the Russellville Golden Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Russellville took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Hatton, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, Hatton was able to grind out a solid victory over West Limestone, taking the game 28-21. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hornets.
It was another big night for Karvieon Black, who rushed for 209 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Tasean Love also deserves a shout-out for his three touchdowns.
Hatton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 344 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Hatton's defense and their 6.5 sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Trace Hill and Pierce Wilson, who racked up 4.5 sacks between them. With that strong performance, Hill is now averaging an impressive 5.5 total tackles per game.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Russellville's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They and Fairview were almost perfectly matched up, but Russellville suffered a 50-49 defeat. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game back in September (38), the Golden Tigers still had to take the loss.
Russellville might have lost, but man, Cameron Phinizee was a machine: he rushed for 231 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry, and also picked up 43 receiving yards. Phinizee's longest rush was for an incredible 72 yards. Whit Goodwin was another major influence, as he rushed for 24 yards and ran in a TD.
Hatton is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Russellville, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-2.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Hatton has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 204.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Russellville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 312.7. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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