The California Military Institute Rough Riders will challenge the Hamilton Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
California Military Institute is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Vasquez on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. California Military Institute had to suffer through a 41-12 loss at the hands of Vasquez. The Rough Riders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the defeat, California Military Institute saw an underclassman step up: Josue Reyes rushed for 125 yards while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. Those 125 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Reyes.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hamilton). They claimed a resounding 55-0 win over Nuview Bridge at home. With that victory, the Bobcats brought their scoring average up to 30.8 points per game.
Hamilton relied on the efforts of Joey Rayas, who gained 132 total yards and three touchdowns, and Kaidin Johnson, who rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Rayas a new career-high in rushing yards.
Hamilton's defense stepped up as well, laying out Liam Arellano. six times. The heavy lifting was done by Cole Haley and Robert Castillo, who racked up five sacks between them. Castillo also made four total tackles, which is notable because Hamilton is 2-1 when he posts at least four total tackles, but 1-2 otherwise.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hamilton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 357 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 162 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
California Military Institute's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Hamilton, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
California Military Institute won a contest that couldn't have been any closer in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, slipping by Hamilton 15-14. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Hamilton's Seth Aanestad, who picked up 176 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will California Military Institute still be able to contain Aanestad? There's only one way to find out.
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