The Guerin Catholic Golden Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Hamilton Heights Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Guerin Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand West Vigo a 49-0 shutout. Given the Golden Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 60th, while the Vikings are ranked 213th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Guerin Catholic relied on the efforts of Jack Linden, who rushed for 94 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 carries, and Malcolm Houze, who threw for 151 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes. Guerin Catholic also got help from Julian Melendez, who showed off his sure hands for 81 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hamilton Heights). They claimed a resounding 41-7 win over Speedway. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Huskies have posted since October 6, 2023.
Joey Sigler went supernova for Hamilton Heights, throwing for 265 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushing for 51 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. Those 51 rushing yards gave Sigler a new career-high. Tyler Champion was Sigler's top target, picking up 107 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
The win got Guerin Catholic back to even at 5-5. As for Hamilton Heights, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-6 record this season.
Guerin Catholic barely slipped by Hamilton Heights in their previous matchup back in October of 2021, winning 21-20. The rematch might be a little tougher for Guerin Catholic since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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