The Hamilton Lions will welcome the Eupora Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hamilton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.9 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Hamilton made easy work of Hatley and carried off a 34-14 victory. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 20 points or more this season.
Justin Verner had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, and also threw for 99 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in November of 2023. Chris Willis was Verner's top target, picking up 99 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Hamilton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 332 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hatley only rushed for 208.
Meanwhile, Eupora suffered their biggest loss since November 3, 2023 on Friday. They were dealt a 42-12 defeat at the hands of Choctaw County. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 189th, while the Chargers are ranked 28th).
The win made it two in a row for Hamilton and bumps their season record up to 6-4. As for Eupora, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-5.
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