Armada has won four straight games at home, while Hazel Park has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Armada Tigers will welcome the Hazel Park Vikings at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Armada's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four contests.
Armada is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They claimed a resounding 37-10 win over Richmond. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by 27 points or more this season.
Armada relied on the efforts of Lucas Pratt, who threw for 243 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes, and Jackson Malburg, who rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. Malburg's longest rush was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. A healthy portion of Pratt's aerial production (91 yards to be exact) went to Todd Seiler.
Armada didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Seiler and Zefi Gjelaj.
Meanwhile, Hazel Park strolled past South Lake with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 41-22.
Elijah Cobb was his usual excellent self, rushing for 145 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, while also throwing for 155 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 passes. Those 145 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Montrell Parker, who rushed for 160 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.3 yards per carry.
Hazel Park was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 450 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in ten consecutive games.
Hazel Park is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 38.0 points per game. As for Armada, their record now sits at 9-1.
Friday's contest will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Malburg and Parker. Malburg just won't slow down this season and has run in 16 touchdowns while averaging 139.9 rushing yards per game. Parker has been a dominant force too and has run in 18 touchdowns while averaging 166.4 rushing yards per game.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Armada has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 226.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Hazel Park struggles in that department as they've been averaging 300.2. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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