On Friday, Houston faced Homer in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Houston Hawks fell 16-8 to the Homer Mariners. The Hawks were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Mariners apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September of 2023.
Even if they lost, Houston's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Gage Hawes. Those three sacks set a new season-high mark for him.
This is the second loss in a row for Houston and nudges their season record down to 1-3. As for Homer, the victory also got them back to even at 2-2.
Houston will face off against Kenai Central at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Homer, they will challenge Kodiak at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Homer is facing Kodiak at the right time seeing as Kodiak is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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