Hamilton is on a nine-game streak of home wins, while Mountain View is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Hamilton Huskies will welcome the Mountain View Toros at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Hamilton: 2.7, Mountain View: 6.7) so any points scored will be well earned.
Hamilton's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Saturday, when they got past Mountain Ridge's usually-dominant defense. Hamilton took their matchup with ease, bagging a 41-6 win over Mountain Ridge. The result was nothing new for the Huskies, who have now won 12 contests by 21 points or more so far this season.
A big part of Hamilton's victory came down to the chemistry between Marlie Phillips and her top target Samaya Taylor-Jenkins. Phillips threw for 250 yards and five touchdowns while Taylor-Jenkins picked up 137 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Mikayla Allen, who picked up 60 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
One reason for the win was Hamilton's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. In that department, Demi Woods was the leader with two.
Meanwhile, Mountain View faced Highland in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Mountain View had just enough and edged Highland out 13-10. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Toros have posted since November 4, 2023.
Lucee Lamoreaux continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, picking up 71 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 100 yards on only ten carries. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in rushing yards.
Mountain View didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ginny Wilson and Emma Fischbeck.
Mountain View has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-2 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 31.5 points per game. As for Hamilton, their victory bumped their record up to 15-0.
Wednesday's game will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Phillips and Tierah Metcalf. Phillips just won't slow down this season and has thrown 63 touchdowns (and and only 9 pick) while averaging 280.9 passing yards per game. Metcalf has been a dominant force too and has thrown 33 touchdowns while averaging 211 passing yards per game.
Hamilton came up short against Mountain View in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, falling 20-16. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Metcalf, who threw for 250 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 64 yards on only nine carries. Now that Hamilton knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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