With a playoff win on the line, Stamford rose to the challenge on Thursday. They strolled past the Hamilton Bulldogs with points to spare, taking the game 28-13. The 28-point effort marked Stamford's lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Leading Stamford to victory were Christian Duran and Kaston Vega. Duran rushed for 106 yards and two touchdowns, while Vega rushed for 149 yards and one touchdown while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards Duran has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Cle' Whitfield, who gained 97 total yards and a touchdown.
Bulldogs
| 12/12/24 vs Hamilton | 28-13 |
| 12/05/24 vs Post | 48-26 |
| 11/29/24 vs Cisco | 55-7 |
| 11/21/24 vs Panhandle | 49-13 |
| 11/14/24 vs Sonora | 45-8 |
| + 10 more games |
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Stamford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 305 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in 15 consecutive games.
Stamford didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Brayden Jimenez and Whitfield.
Stamford's victory bumped their record up to 15-0. As for Hamilton, the defeat snapped their winning streak at 14 games and leaves them with a 14-1 record.
Stamford will take on Ganado in a holiday battle at at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday. Ganado will roll in looking for their 13th straight win, something Stamford surely won't give up without a fight. Hamilton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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