Hamburg is on a four-game streak of home wins, while DeWitt is on a eight-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Hamburg Lions will host the DeWitt Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Hamburg is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They enjoyed a cozy 49-35 win over Star City on Friday.
It was another big night for Ni?Kel Lewis, who rushed for 260 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.4 yards per carry, and also picked up 51 receiving yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.1 rushing touchdowns per game. Kaeden Thomas was another key player, throwing for 227 yards and two touchdowns.
Hamburg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 285 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, DeWitt hadn't done well against Crossett recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. DeWitt claimed a resounding 48-14 victory over Crossett. Considering the Dragons have won five contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Hamburg's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for DeWitt, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 6-2.
Hamburg ended up a good deal behind DeWitt when the teams last played back in September of 2023, losing 45-28. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of DeWitt's Justin Ross, who picked up 141 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 67 yards on only six carries. Now that Hamburg knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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