The Hamilton Bobcats will square off against the California Military Institute Rough Riders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hamilton will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
Hamilton is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 55-0 victory over Nuview Bridge. With that win, the Bobcats brought their scoring average up to 30.8 points per game.
Hamilton relied on the efforts of Joey Rayas, who gained 132 total yards and three touchdowns, and Kaidin Johnson, who rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Rayas a new career-high in rushing yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Hamilton's defense and their six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Cole Haley and Robert Castillo, who racked up five sacks between them. Castillo also made four total tackles, which is notable because Hamilton is 2-1 when he posts at least four total tackles, but 1-2 otherwise.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hamilton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 357 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 162 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, a victory for California Military Institute just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 41-12 loss at the hands of Vasquez. The Rough Riders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, California Military Institute saw an underclassman step up: Josue Reyes rushed for 125 yards while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. Those 125 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Reyes.
The win got Hamilton back to even at 3-3. As for California Military Institute, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Hamilton and California Military Institute were almost perfectly matched up in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, but Hamilton suffered an agonizing 15-14 loss. Can Hamilton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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