The Hamilton Huskies will square off against the Cesar Chavez Champions at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hamilton has eight straight wins, Cesar Chavez has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Hamilton is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Basha, who was ranked second at the time (Hamilton was ranked first). The Huskies enjoyed a cozy 28-12 victory over the Bears on Friday. The 28-point effort marked the Huskies' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
A big part of Hamilton's win came down to the chemistry between Jax Sculley and his top target Roye Oliver III. Sculley threw for 287 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes while Oliver III picked up 210 receiving yards and a pair of scores. Oliver III really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 90 yards.
Hamilton's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB seven times. Derrick Leblanc Jr was especially locked on to Basha's QB and sacked him three times.
Meanwhile, Cesar Chavez played a tough matchup on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 49-7 loss at the hands of Chandler. The Champions were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-7.
Hamilton's victory bumped their record up to 8-0. As for Cesar Chavez, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Everything came up roses for Hamilton against Cesar Chavez in their previous matchup back in September of 2017, as the squad secured a 59-12 win. In that game, the Huskies amassed a halftime lead of 45-12, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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