The Hamilton Yankees will challenge the Westchester Comets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Hamilton finally turned things around against University on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Wildcats a 14-0 shutout.
The critical scores for Hamilton came from Richard Dunn and Miles Manilay.
One reason for the win was Hamilton's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for nine sacks. Nicholas Jacobo was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. Elijah Smith was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Westchester, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They came out on top against Fairfax by a score of 27-14 on Friday. The score was all tied up 14-14 at the break, but the Comets were the (much) better team in the second half.
Westchester found their leader in underclassman Justen Key, who rushed for 229 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Key a new career-high in rushing yards.
Hamilton's victory bumped their record up to 2-6. As for Westchester, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
Everything came up roses for Hamilton against Westchester when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 48-18 victory. Will Hamilton repeat their success, or does Westchester have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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