On Monday, Hamilton faced Red Mountain in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Hamilton Huskies claimed a resounding 27-0 win over the Red Mountain Mountain Lions on the road. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Huskies just coasted through the last quarter.
A big part of Hamilton's victory came down to the chemistry between Marlie Phillips and her top target Samaya Taylor-Jenkins. Phillips threw for 310 yards and four touchdowns while completing 79.5% of her passes while Taylor-Jenkins picked up 192 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Taylor-Jenkins showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 55 yards.
One reason for the win was Hamilton's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Daylee Woods was especially locked on to Red Mountain's QB and sacked her twice.
The win for Hamilton keeps them at an undefeated 6-0. As for Red Mountain, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-4.
Hamilton has already played their next game, a 42-0 victory against Higley on the 15th. As for Red Mountain, they will venture away from home to challenge Desert Ridge at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Red Mountain is looking to tack on another W to their nine-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
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