After flying high against Hale last Friday, Hillman came back down to earth. The Hillman Tigers were outmatched by the Atlanta Huskies on the road and fell 68-30. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Huskies recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Hillman lost on Friday despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Easton Hunt, who rushed for 153 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Hunt a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Xavier Nichols, who rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Hillman was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 370 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in four consecutive matches.
Brett Culham was his usual excellent self, rushing for 145 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries, while also picking up 90 receiving yards and two touchdowns for Atlanta. Culham's longest rush was for an impressive 60 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Landon Galea was another key player, rushing for 103 yards and a touchdown.
Hillman's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Atlanta, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-1.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Au Gres-Sims the next time they take the field. Atlanta will host Au Gres-Sims at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, while Hillman will head out to face them at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th.
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