Two dominant signal callers in Malachi Walden and Malcolm Houze are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Tri-West Hendricks Bruins will be playing at home against the Guerin Catholic Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Tri-West Hendricks will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Tri-West Hendricks is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Cascade 37-35. Tri-West Hendricks' win was all the more impressive since the Cadets were averaging only 12.64 points allowed on the season.
Walden continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 212 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in November of 2023.
Tri-West Hendricks was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 301 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 157.8 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 0.
Tri-West Hendricks didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Brody Saylor and Tyler Halford.
Meanwhile, Guerin Catholic didn't have too much trouble with Hamilton Heights on Friday as they won 44-27. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Golden Eagles.
Houze was his usual excellent self, 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.
Guerin Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-5 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 38.8 points per game. As for Tri-West Hendricks, they pushed their record up to 7-4 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Everything came up roses for Tri-West Hendricks against Guerin Catholic in their previous matchup back in October of 2016, as the team secured a 35-3 win. Will Tri-West Hendricks repeat their success, or does Guerin Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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