After a string of five wins, Hillcrest's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They and the Lemont Lemont HS were almost perfectly matched up, but the Hillcrest Hawks suffered a 43-42 defeat. Despite 201 more yards than the Lemont HS, the Hawks couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
When it comes to explaining why Hillcrest lost, don't look at Erimus Wright. Despite the final result, he rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.4 yards per carry, and also picked up 85 receiving yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Wright has posted since back in October of 2023. Anthony Bradley was another key player, throwing for 240 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Leading Lemont to victory were Zac Piskule and Mike Preuss. Piskule rushed for 50 yards and two touchdowns, while Preuss threw for 206 yards and two touchdowns.
Hillcrest's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-4. As for Lemont, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-3.
Hillcrest has already played their next game, a 52-36 defeat against Peoria on the 1st. As for Lemont, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 31-20 loss against Bloomington on the 2nd.
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