After four games on the road, Dalton is heading back home. They will welcome 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 took a 42-29 hit to the loss column at the hands of Allatoona on Friday. The Catamounts have struggled against the Buccaneers recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Hiram had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They walked away with a 41-28 victory over Cass last Friday.
Dashaun Williams was his usual excellent self, 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. The team also got some help courtesy of 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 win bumped their record up to 2-3.
Dalton came up short against Hiram when the teams last played 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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