On Friday Hillsboro will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to take on the Miami Trace Panthers at 7:00 p.m. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 969 yards in their previous games.
Hillsboro is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 65-0 win over East Clinton at home.
Jeven Hochstuhl was his usual excellent self, rushing for 89 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023. Mason Dumpert was another key player, rushing for 61 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Hillsboro was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 395 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Miami Trace had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They came out on top against the Broncos by a score of 56-49.
Miami Trace can attribute much of their success to Julian Baker, who rushed for 176 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry, and Trey Robinette, who threw for 138 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 passes. With that strong performance, Baker is now averaging an impressive 106.8 rushing yards per game. 80 of those passing yards were hauled in by Gaige Stuckey, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Hillsboro's record is now 2-3. As for Miami Trace, their record now sits at 4-1.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Hillsboro has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 265 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Miami Trace struggles in that department as they've been averaging 208.4. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Hillsboro barely slipped by Miami Trace when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 14-13. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hillsboro since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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