After soaring to 44 points the game before, Lake Hamilton was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They were beaten by the Van Buren Pointers 36-7. The matchup marked the Wolves' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Jace Bohannan threw for 169 yards on 14 of 28 attempts. Carson Jackson was his top target, picking up 58 receiving yards. On the ground, Coy Autrey rushed for 57 yards and one touchdown.
Van Buren's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Hayden Williford, who threw for 284 yards and three TDs while completing 77.3% of his passes, and also punched in one score on the ground. The dominant performance also gave Williford a new career-high in passer rating (158.1). Another pass catcher making a difference was Austin Riggs, who picked up 149 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns.
This is the second loss in a row for Lake Hamilton and nudges their season record down to 2-4. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 4-1 Southside (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 73.3% over those games). As for Van Buren, they pushed their record up to 4-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Lake Hamilton is set to challenge their familiar foe Greenwood at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Van Buren will square off against rival Southside at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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