Hamilton Southeastern and Fishers squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Hamilton Southeastern had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Fishers Tigers by a score of 44-41. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Royals of the 37-35 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
Several Royals players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Azariah Wallace, who rushed for 166 yards and four touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Wallace a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Chandler Weston, who threw for 253 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per attempt.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Fishers to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jonanthony Hall, who picked up 194 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Hall's longest reception was for an incredible 73 yards. Another player making a difference was Ryan Thembulembu, who rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns.
Hamilton Southeastern's loss dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Fishers, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 7-4.
Hamilton Southeastern does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Fishers, they will take on Westfield at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Westfield knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Fishers likes a good challenge.
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