Hamilton Southeastern has gone 9-1 against Noblesville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Hamilton Southeastern Royals are taking a road trip to face off against the Noblesville Millers at 7:00 p.m. Hamilton Southeastern will be strutting in after a win while Noblesville will be coming in after a defeat.
Hamilton Southeastern is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Indiana's top teams: Zionsville, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Hamilton Southeastern was ranked ninth). Hamilton Southeastern walked away with a 25-14 victory over Zionsville on Friday.
Hamilton Southeastern can attribute much of their success to Kendrick Pennybaker, who picked up 109 receiving yards and a touchdown. Pennybaker showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 54 yards.
Most of the squad's points came courtesy of special teams, who contributed 13 in total. All those points came courtesy of Alex Jenkins: he added 12 points with four field goals, and another on an extra-point kick.
Meanwhile, Noblesville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 35-28 to Franklin Central, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Despite 86 more yards than the Flashes, the Millers couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Hamilton Southeastern's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Noblesville, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Hamilton Southeastern has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 217 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Noblesville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 282.5. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything went Hamilton Southeastern's way against Noblesville in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as Hamilton Southeastern made off with a 43-22 victory. In that matchup, Hamilton Southeastern amassed a halftime lead of 29-8, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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