Hulett had to kick off their season on the road on Saturday, but they showed no ill effects. They came out on top against the HEM Miners by a score of 85-74. The win was some much needed relief for the Devils as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak dating back to last season.
HEM lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Naythen Atencio, who picked up 255 receiving yards and four touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Noah Scott was another key passer, throwing for 374 yards and six touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
HEM's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Hulett will square off against Riverside on Friday. As for HEM, they will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Farson-Eden at 1:00 p.m. on September 20th. Hopefully HEM focused on turnovers this week as team gave up five on Saturday.
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