Princeton is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Hamilton is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Princeton Vikings will welcome the Hamilton Big Blue at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Princeton is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They breezed by Fairfield to the tune of 48-7. The Vikings pushed the score to 42-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Indians had no chance of recovering from.
Meanwhile, while Hamilton put up some points on Friday, the same can't be said for Oak Hills. Hamilton claimed a resounding 28-0 win over Oak Hills. Given the Big Blue's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 22nd, while the Highlanders are ranked 156th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Hamilton to victory, but perhaps none more so than Gracen Goldsmith, who rushed for 152 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. Goldsmith showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 57 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Antonio Mathis Jr., who threw for 187 yards and two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Hamilton's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Eckley Bridges and Dominic Southern, who racked up four sacks between them.
Hamilton's victory bumped their record up to 9-2. As for Princeton, their win bumped their record up to an identical 9-2.
Princeton took a serious blow against Hamilton in their previous matchup back in September, falling 34-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Goldsmith, who rushed for 166 yards and three touchdowns. Now that Princeton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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