The Monticello Billies will face off against the Hamburg Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Monticello is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Forrest City 47-26. The victory was nothing new for the Billies as they're now sitting on four straight.
Meanwhile, Hamburg got the win against Gravette on Friday by a conclusive 48-28. The win made it back-to-back victories for Hamburg.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Ni?Kel Lewis and Gabriel Holmes. Lewis had a great game and gained 232 total yards and three touchdowns. Meanwhile, Holmes was balling out in the loss, rushing for 135 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry.
Hamburg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 354 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 224 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three games they've averaged 0.
Hamburg didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Saxton Brooks and Key'Vion Duckery. Hamburg got some further help from Peyton Sellers: he made 18 total tackles.
Monticello is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 36.8 points per game. As for Hamburg, their win bumped their record up to 8-3.
Monticello skirted past Hamburg 35-32 in their previous matchup back in September. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Lewis, who rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 80 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Monticello still be able to contain Lewis? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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