The Cesar Chavez Champions will head out on the road to square off against the Hamilton Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Cesar Chavez has struggled recently with six defeats in a row, while Hamilton will arrive with eight straight wins.
Cesar Chavez is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Chandler on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Champions were beaten by the Wolves 49-7. While losing is never fun, the Champions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked 109th, while the Wolves are ranked fourth).
Hamilton hadn't beaten Basha on the road since October 14, 2016 but that history sure didn't bother them on Friday. The Huskies strolled past the Bears with points to spare, taking the game 28-12. Those 28 points were actually the fewest the Huskies have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.
A big part of Hamilton's victory came down to the chemistry between Jax Sculley and his top target Roye Oliver III. Sculley threw for 287 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes while Oliver III picked up 210 receiving yards and a pair of TDs. The dominant performance also gave Sculley a new career-high in rushing yards (30).
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Hamilton's defense and their seven sacks. Derrick Leblanc Jr was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up three himself.
Cesar Chavez's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Hamilton, their win bumped their record up to 8-0.
Cesar Chavez was taken down by Hamilton 59-12 when the teams last played back in September of 2017. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Champions were down 45-12.
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