Hatley won the last time they faced Walnut and Ty McCollum did his part to make sure it happened again. The Hatley Tigers walked away with a 28-20 win over the Walnut Wildcats on Friday thanks in part to McCollum, who rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns. He has become a key player for Hatley: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
Another player making a difference was Jeremy Odom, who made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defended a pass. He is on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last four games he's played.
Hatley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Tikiyu Buckingham and Koltan Brown. Brown also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine.
Despite the loss, Walnut still got an impressive performance from Kemarrian Gray, who rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 49 receiving yards.
Hatley pushed their record up to 5-4 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Walnut, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.
Hatley has already played their next matchup, a 34-14 defeat against Hamilton on the 1st. As for Walnut, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 50-20 win against East Union on the 31st.
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