Hampton has won four straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Ola has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Hampton Hornets will take on the Ola Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hampton is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Woodland: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Hampton blew Woodland out of the water with a 37-7 final score. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 140th, while the Wolfpack are ranked 359th), the result on Thursday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hampton found their leader in underclassman Tristan Parks, who threw for 380 yards and five touchdowns while completing 74.2% of his passes. Those 380 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Parks.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Ola over Union Grove in every quarter on their way to victory on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Ola blew Union Grove out of the water with a 34-7 final score. The Mustangs pushed the score to 31-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wolverines had little chance of recovering from.
Ola found their leader in underclassman Cayden Hutson, who rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. Those 130 rushing yards gave Hutson a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Caden Worley, who threw for 176 yards and a touchdown on only 16 passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Ola was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 308 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 168 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Hampton's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Ola, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Hampton has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 150.9 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Ola struggles in that department as they've been averaging 233.4. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Hampton took a serious blow against Ola when the teams last played back in November of 2017, falling 59-0. Thankfully for Hampton, Christopher Rodriguez (who rushed for 297 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 9.0 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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