After four games on the road, Dalton is heading back home. They will host the Hiram Hornets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Dalton is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell 42-29 to Allatoona on Friday. The Catamounts haven't had much luck with the Buccaneers recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Hiram had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against Cass by a score of 41-28 two weeks ago.
Dashaun Williams continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 171 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.5 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another back making a difference was Kaden Hamilton, who gained 167 total yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hiram was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 331 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in 17 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Dalton's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Hiram, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
Dalton came up short against Hiram in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 49-39. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hamilton, who rushed for 161 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also picked up 32 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that Dalton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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