It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Guerin Catholic had no problem doing just that on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 44-27 win over the Hamilton Heights Huskies. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Golden Eagles.
Malcolm Houze continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 62 yards and three touchdowns, while also throwing for 189 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75.8% of his passes.
Guerin Catholic's defense stepped up as well, laying out Joey Sigler. seven times. It was truly a group effort as Jack Linden, Elias Niccum, and Dominic Elliott picked up two apiece. Elliott is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
Several Huskies players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Tyler Champion, who picked up 138 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Sigler was another key player, throwing for 214 yards and three touchdowns.
Guerin Catholic now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Hamilton Heights, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7.
Guerin Catholic will challenge Tri-West Hendricks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Tri-West Hendricks' favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five games. Hamilton Heights does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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