After each having a week off, the Amity Regional Spartans and the Hillhouse Academics will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Amity Regional is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28 points per game this season.
Amity Regional is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Law just ended the team's four-game winning streak two weeks ago. They and the Lawmen were almost perfectly matched up, but they suffered a 15-14 loss. The loss was the Spartans' first of the season.
Although Amity Regional took the loss, they still got scores from Lance Mahon and Joe Fryer.
Even though they lost, Amity Regional was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 206 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 206 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Hillhouse fell victim to Hand and their airtight defense two weeks ago. They lost 26-0 to the Tigers. Having soared to a lofty 38 points in the game before, the Academics' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Having lost for the first time this season, Amity Regional fell to 4-1. As for Hillhouse, their defeat was their first of the season and also makes their record 4-1.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Amity Regional has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 297.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Hillhouse struggles in that department as they've been averaging 195.2. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Amity Regional and Hillhouse were almost perfectly matched up in their previous matchup back in October of 2022, but Amity Regional suffered an agonizing 22-21 loss. Can Amity Regional avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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