On Friday, Hamilton faced Red Mountain in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Hamilton Huskies sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 30-28 win over the Red Mountain Mountain Lions. The victory was familiar territory for the Huskies who have now won three matchups in a row.
Rich Lucero Jr. was his usual excellent self, throwing for 244 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 88 yards on only five carries. Those 88 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Jeyvon (Tui) Tuipulotu also made an appearance on special teams (luckily for Hamilton): his a 50-yard strike wound up winning them the game.
Despite the loss, Red Mountain still got an impressive performance from Simon Lopez, who rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 125 yards and two touchdowns. Bode Wagner was in the mix too, providing Red Mountain with two touchdowns.
Hamilton's win bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Red Mountain, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-2.
Hamilton wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 56-14 victory against Chandler on the 8th. As for Red Mountain, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 43-38 loss against Mountain View on the 8th.
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