The Walsh Eagles will challenge the Hanover Hornets at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
On Friday, Walsh came up short against Granada and fell 45-36. The Eagles have struggled against the Bobcats recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Hanover waltzed into their game on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They strolled past the Bobcats with points to spare, taking the game 56-40. The Hornets pushed the score to 43-20 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bobcats cut but never quite recovered from.
Walsh better keep an eye on Thomas Griffin Jr.. He was instrumental in Hanover's win, rushing for 324 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 16.2 yards per carry. Griffin Jr.'s rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 157 rushing yards. Tanner Lindsey was another key player, picking up 51 receiving yards and three scores.
Hanover was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 398 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 207 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Hanover's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Walsh, they now have a losing record of 3-4.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Walsh has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 280.6 passing yards per game. Hanover, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 294.1 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Saturday? There's only one way to find out.
Walsh took a serious blow against Hanover in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, falling 82-19. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Eagles were down 50-19.
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