Hamilton is 3-0 against Casteel since September of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Hamilton Huskies will look to defend their home field against the Casteel Colts at 7:00 p.m. Hamilton will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Hamilton is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Perry, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (Hamilton was ranked eighth). Hamilton was the clear victor by a 42-20 margin over Perry on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Huskies, who have now won three contests by 22 points or more so far this season.
Rich Lucero Jr. and Jacob Brown were among the main playmakers for Hamilton as the former threw for 273 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.9% of his passes and the latter rushed for 136 yards and two touchdowns. Sabriam Torres was another key player, picking up 65 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hamilton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 219 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Hamilton wouldn't let Perry keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Hamilton can thank Derrick Leblanc Jr and Christopher Warner for forcing both of them. Leblanc Jr also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Casteel's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They lost 42-21 to Chandler. The Colts haven't had much luck with the Wolves recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Casteel might have lost, but man, Isaiah Linyear was a machine: he rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, Linyear is now averaging an impressive 100.1 rushing yards per game.
Casteel didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Zane Holden and Fritzgerald Niclasse. Niclasse also made four total tackles, which is notable because Casteel is 3-1 when he posts at least four total tackles, but 1-2 otherwise.
Hamilton's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Casteel, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
The upcoming matchup will be a clash of competing strengths. Hamilton has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 274 passing yards per game. Casteel, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 214.1 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Hamilton took their victory against Casteel in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 37-17. Will Hamilton repeat their success, or does Casteel have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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