The Hamilton County Trojans are on the road again on Friday to play the Wildwood Wildcats at 7:30 p.m.
Hamilton County is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Branford last Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Hamilton County was outmatched by Branford on the road and fell 39-12. The Trojans have struggled against the Buccaneers recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Brandon Atwood, who rushed for 109 yards. Jakori Johnson also helped out with an impressive 98 receiving yards.
Even though they lost, Hamilton County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 268 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 165 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wildwood). Everything went their way against Pasco last Friday as Wildwood made off with a 40-14 win. Considering the Wildcats have won three games by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Wildwood relied on the efforts of Keyvonte' Corbin, who rushed for 120 yards on only nine carries, and Tyrese Keiler, who gained 95 total yards and four touchdowns. Those 120 rushing yards gave Corbin a new career-high.
Wildwood's victory bumped their record up to 3-6. As for Hamilton County, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
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