Hiram is on a four-game streak of home losses, Allatoona a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Hiram Hornets will host the Allatoona Buccaneers at 7:30 p.m. Hiram is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.1 points per game this season.
Hiram's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Woodland on the road to the tune of 49-0. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 120th, while the Wildcats are ranked 319th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Hiram to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kaden Hamilton, who rushed for 61 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Dashaun Williams, who rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Hiram didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Gavin Dixon, Jeramiah Neil, and Jadyn Daigre picked up one apiece. With that strong performance, Dixon is now averaging an impressive 5.2 total tackles per game. Another thorn in Woodland's side was Davion Jackson, who made seven total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hiram was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 234 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in 20 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Allatoona fell victim to Cartersville and their airtight defense on Friday. They took a blow against the Hurricanes, falling 31-0. That makes it the first time this season the Buccaneers have let down their home crowd.
The win got Hiram back to even at 4-4. As for Allatoona, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-4.
Hiram was taken down by Allatoona 48-13 in their previous matchup back in October of 2015. Will Hiram have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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