The Hazel Park Vikings will take on the St. Clair Saints at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hazel Park is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.4 points per game this season.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Hazel Park on the road against Lincoln as the team secured a 58-20 win. The result was nothing new for the Vikings, who have now won three matches by 32 points or more so far this season.
Hazel Park can attribute much of their success to Montrell Parker, who rushed for 190 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry, and Will Eddy, who gained 105 total yards and four touchdowns. Parker's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 130 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hazel Park was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 333 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in seven consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, St. Clair entered their game against Marysville on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. St. Clair took a 19-13 hit to the loss column at the hands of Marysville. The contest marked the Saints' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Hazel Park is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for St. Clair, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-2.
Hazel Park might still be hurting after the 28-7 loss they got from St. Clair in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Hazel Park avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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