Hamilton has won eight straight games at home, while Mountain Ridge has won eight straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Saturday. The Hamilton Huskies will host the Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions at 2:00 p.m. Hamilton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.9 points per game this season.
Hamilton's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past Higley 34-0. Considering the Huskies have won 11 contests by more than 20 points this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Hamilton found their leader in freshman Marlie Phillips, who threw for 274 yards and four touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Aaliyah Opara, who picked up 56 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
One reason for the win was Hamilton's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. In that department, Demi Woods was the leader with two.
Meanwhile, Mountain Ridge faced O'Connor in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Mountain Ridge walked away with a 21-10 victory over O'Connor.
It was another big night for Cameron Mailloux, who rushed for 49 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 135 yards and a touchdown. She also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making two total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Hamilton's record now sits at 14-0. As for Mountain Ridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season.
Saturday's matchup will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Phillips and Mailloux. Phillips just won't slow down this season and has thrown 58 touchdowns (and and only 8 pick) while averaging 283.1 passing yards per game. Mailloux has been a dominant force too and has thrown 24 touchdowns while averaging 160.2 passing yards per game.
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