The Gardena Panthers will square off against the Hamilton Yankees at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gardena has given up an average of 28.6 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Gardena is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against San Pedro last Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Panthers were outmatched by the Pirates and fell 49-14. The Panthers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-6.
Meanwhile, Hamilton hadn't done well against Venice recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Yankees slipped by the Gondoliers 28-27. The victory was some much needed relief for the Yankees as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Hamilton found their leader in freshman Thaddeus II Breaux, who threw for 448 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.3% of his passes, and also punched in one score on the ground. Those 448 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Breaux.
Hamilton didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jacob Riley and Kristian Leslie. With that strong performance, Leslie is now averaging an impressive 101.6 receiving yards per game. Hamilton got some further help from Miles Nico Manilay: he picked up a sack and made eight total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Hamilton's record is now 4-6. As for Gardena, they dropped their record down to 3-6 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home.
Gardena came up short against Hamilton when the teams last played back in August of 2018, falling 26-20. Can the Panthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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