After flying high against Lincoln last Friday, Hazel Park came back down to earth. The Hazel Park Vikings lost 53-30 to the St. Clair Saints on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Vikings of the 28-7 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.
Hazel Park lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Elijah Cobb, who rushed for 70 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and also threw for 144 yards and a touchdown while completing 72.7% of his passes. Another rusher making a difference was Montrell Parker, who rushed for 140 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.8 yards per carry.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Hazel Park was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 275 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in eight consecutive contests.
Hazel Park's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for St. Clair, they pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Hazel Park will venture away from home to take on University Prep at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hazel Park is facing University Prep at the right time seeing as University Prep is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for St. Clair, they will welcome Port Huron Northern at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Port Huron Northern will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something St. Clair surely won't give up without a fight.
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