Lake Hamilton hasn't had much luck against Greenwood recently, but that could start to change on Friday. Both will meet in a canine-themed contest at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Lake Hamilton sitting on five straight victories and Greenwood on 19 (dating back to last season).
Lake Hamilton will head into Friday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 38-point they dealt Van Buren on Friday. Lake Hamilton blew past Van Buren 41-3 at home. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 27-3.
Hayden Barton was his usual excellent self, rushing for 126 yards and three touchdowns, while also catching a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 106 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Landon West, who threw for 158 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Meanwhile, Greenwood took their contest on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 62-7 win over Siloam Springs. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas football rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Panthers are ranked 82nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kane Archer continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 393 yards and seven touchdowns while completing 77.3% of his passes. Hudson Meeker did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 94 receiving yards.
Lake Hamilton's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Greenwood, their record is now 6-0.
Lake Hamilton was taken down by Greenwood 42-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Archer, who threw for 239 yards and three touchdowns while completing 90.5% of his passes, and also rushed for 50 yards and a touchdown. Now that Lake Hamilton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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