The Walker Valley Mustangs will head out on the road to take on the East Hamilton Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Walker Valley sitting on four straight wins and East Hamilton on six.
On Friday, Walker Valley really took it to Soddy Daisy for the full four quarters, racking up a 35-7 victory. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Trojans are ranked 108th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, East Hamilton's game on Friday was all tied up 14-14 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. Everything went their way against Rhea County as they made off with a 56-33 win. The result was nothing new for the Hurricanes, who have now won five matchups by 23 points or more so far this season.
Walker Valley better keep an eye on Jaden Haywood. He was instrumental in East Hamilton's win, rushing for 252 yards and four TDs while picking up 12.6 yards per carry, and also picking up 46 receiving yards and one score. Haywood was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 60 yards. Another player making a difference was Wyatt Miller, who threw for 260 yards and three touchdowns while completing 78.9% of his passes.
East Hamilton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 388 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Walker Valley's record is now 5-1. As for East Hamilton, their record now sits at 6-0.
Walker Valley was able to grind out a solid victory over East Hamilton in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, winning 28-17. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Mustangs since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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