The Placer Hillmen will head out on the road to take on the Roseville Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
While Placer's win against Nevada Union wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Hillmen narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Miners 33-30. The Hillmen haven't had any issues with the Miners recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Jesiah Aday was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 174 yards and a pair of scores while picking up 8.7 yards per carry. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in rushing touchdowns (two). Danny Sanchez-Harlow got in on the action as well, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Roseville took on Del Campo on Friday. The Tigers really took it to the Cougars for the full four quarters, racking up a 50-14 victory. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 151st, while the Cougars are ranked 543rd) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Placer's record now sits at 6-3. As for Roseville, their record is now 7-2.
Placer and Roseville were almost perfectly matched up when the teams last played back in September of 2024, but Placer suffered an agonizing 36-35 defeat. Can the Hillmen avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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