The Menomonee Falls Phoenix will take on the Hamilton Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Menomonee Falls has struggled recently with six losses in a row, while Hamilton will arrive with three straight victories.
Last Friday, Menomonee Falls took a blow against Marquette University, falling 45-7. While losing is never fun, the Phoenix can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin football rankings (they are ranked 154th, while the Hilltoppers are ranked eighth).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hamilton). They really took it to West Allis Hale for the full four quarters, racking up a 55-0 win at home. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Chargers had established a 42 point advantage.
Hamilton's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jacob Osmanski led the charge by throwing for 170 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also punching in two touchdowns on the ground. Brady Westfahl was another key back, rushing for 71 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Hamilton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 287 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Menomonee Falls' defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Hamilton, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Menomonee Falls suffered a grim 40-20 defeat to Hamilton in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will Menomonee Falls have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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