The Hamburg Lions will square off against the Star City Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hamburg has four straight wins, Star City has 13 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Hamburg hadn't beaten Crossett on the road since October 20, 2017 but that history sure didn't bother them on Friday. The Lions took their game with ease, bagging a 45-7 victory over the Eagles. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won five contests by 22 points or more so far this season.
Nikel Lewis
| 10/17/25 @ Crossett | 179 |
| 10/10/25 vs Warren | 398 |
| 10/03/25 @ Central | 223 |
| 09/26/25 vs Monticello | 353 |
| 09/19/25 @ Magnolia | 311 |
| + 2 more games |
Nikel Lewis was his usual excellent self, rushing for 179 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 carries. Lewis is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 163 every time he's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Kaeden Thomas, who rushed for 39 yards and one score.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Hamburg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 229 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 205 rushing yards every time they've taken the field this season.
Hamburg didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Key'Vion Duckery and Jay'Shon Goodwin.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 42-14, which was the final score in Star City's tilt against Warren on Friday. That's two games in a row now that the Bulldogs have lost by exactly 28 points.
Star City's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Hamburg, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
Hamburg strolled past Star City in their previous matchup back in October of 2024 by a score of 49-35. Do the Lions have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bulldogs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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