Wildcats
| 10/24/25 @ Lakewood | 20-7 |
| 10/17/25 vs West Columbus | 42-28 |
| 10/06/25 @ East Bladen | 32-28 |
| 10/03/25 @ Union | 46-12 |
| 09/19/25 vs East Columbus | 35-6 |
| 09/12/25 vs Rosewood | 44-18 |
Hobbton waltzed into their matchup on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They walked away with a 20-7 victory over the Lakewood Leopards. This was payback for the Wildcats, who suffered a 34-30 loss the last time these two teams met.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Hobbton to victory, but perhaps none more so than Reginald Thompson, who rushed for 127 yards and two touchdowns. Thompson's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 102 rushing yards. Amir Tate also helped out as he racked up 121 rushing yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Hobbton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 348 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 196 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Despite the loss, Lakewood still got an impressive performance from Calvin Lacewell Jr, who rushed for 89 yards, and also threw for five yards and one TD.
Hobbton's win bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Lakewood, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-4.
Coming up, Hobbton will challenge North Duplin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Rebels' defense has only allowed 11.7 points per game this season, so the Wildcats' offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Lakewood, they will face off against East Columbus at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Leopards will be up against the Gators' rather soft defense (which has allowed 35.22 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
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