Two dominant backs in Harrison Hamre and Erik New are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Los Molinos Bulldogs will challenge the Maxwell Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Los Molinos is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 28-12 win over Weed. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
Meanwhile, Maxwell came tearing into Friday's game with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took down the Lions 37-18.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Maxwell to victory, but perhaps none more so than Walter Avery, who rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. That's the most rushing yards Avery has posted since back in August. New was another key rusher, gaining 120 total yards and three touchdowns.
Maxwell didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Tanner Vierra and Landon Barrett.
Maxwell was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 213 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 178 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Maxwell's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 42.3 points per game. As for Los Molinos, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season.
Los Molinos was taken down by Maxwell 63-28 in their previous meeting back in October. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of New, who rushed for 298 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also picked up 111 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that Los Molinos knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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