Hamburg is a perfect 7-0 against Central since October of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Lions will square off against the Cougars at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Hamburg's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Hamburg is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Monticello: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Lions blew the Billies out of the water with a 55-20 final score. Considering the Lions have won three games by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Ke'Ovion Brown
| 09/26/25 vs Monticello | 152 |
| 09/12/25 vs Dumas | 93 |
| 09/05/25 @ McGehee | 53 |
| 09/19/25 @ Magnolia | 52 |
Nikel Lewis continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 353 yards and six TDs while picking up 11.4 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 67 yards. Ke'Ovion Brown did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 152 receiving yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Hamburg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 375 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Hamburg didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Key'Vion Duckery. Hamburg got some further help from Aiden Robinson: he made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Central lost 49-28 to Stuttgart on Friday.
Hamburg's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Everything went Hamburg's way against Central in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as Hamburg made off with a 30-6 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lions since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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