With a playoff game on the line, Los Molinos rose to the challenge on Friday. They strolled past the Weed Cougars with points to spare, taking the game 28-12. For the Bulldogs, this counts as revenge for the 54-15 victory the Cougars walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2023.
Harrison Hamre continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 349 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional for a while as that marked his 14th straight game with at least 111 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Another reason for the win was Los Molinos' imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Caden Ferrari and Parker Heitman, who racked up four sacks between them. Los Molinos got some further help from Wyatt Gillett: he forced a fumble and made ten total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Los Molinos was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 495 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 194 rushing yards in 12 consecutive matchups.
Los Molinos is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for Weed, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-7 record this season.
Los Molinos will take on Maxwell at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Maxwell knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Los Molinos likes a good challenge. Weed does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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