Stuttgart came into Thursday's match looking for another win against Hamburg, but Ni?Kel Lewis wouldn't allow it. The Hamburg Lions took down the Stuttgart Ricebirds 49-35 on Thursday thanks in part to Lewis, who rushed for 285 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Lewis was just one part of a punishing run game: Hamburg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 420 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in four consecutive contests.
Hamburg is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 46.3 points per game. As for Stuttgart, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-6.
As of now, neither Hamburg nor Stuttgart have any future games scheduled.
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