On Friday, Hamilton Southeastern faced Fishers in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Hamilton Southeastern Royals fell just short of the Fishers Tigers by a score of 37-35. That makes it the first time this season the Royals have let down their home crowd.
Hamilton Southeastern lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Vaughn Johnson, who rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. Johnson's longest rush was for an impressive 61 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Chandler Weston was another key passer, throwing for 176 yards and a touchdown.
Even though they lost, Hamilton Southeastern was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 269 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 207 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Ryan Thembulembu was nothing short of spectacular for Fishers: he rushed for 163 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 30 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Thembulembu a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Gage Sturgill, who threw for 197 yards and a touchdown on only 17 passes.
Hamilton Southeastern's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-1. As for Fishers, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Hamilton Southeastern will square off against Westfield at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Westfield will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Hamilton Southeastern surely won't give up without a fight. As for Fishers, they will host Brownsburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The last three games Fishers has played have been within three points, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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