After two games on the road, Hillcrest is heading back home. They will welcome the Hemet Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Hillcrest beat Arlington 35-28.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Matthew Ramos and Daniel Gonzalez. Ramos had a great game and threw for 283 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.9% of his passes. Meanwhile, Gonzalez was balling out in the loss, throwing for 189 yards and four touchdowns, while also rushing for 48 yards.
Hillcrest didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Noah Mayweather.
Meanwhile, Hemet put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They enjoyed a cozy 40-26 victory over Poly.
Hemet's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Draven Lopez, who threw for 255 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per attempt, and Drew Neal, who rushed for 155 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. Neal really tore up the turf during one magnificent 72-yard run. Tyler Trout was Lopez's top target, picking up 84 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hemet was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 324 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Hillcrest's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Hemet, their victory bumped their record up to 6-0.
Hillcrest came up short against Hemet in their previous meeting back in September of 2015, falling 28-23. Thankfully for Hillcrest, Tanner Manning (who threw for 192 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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