Homestead has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. After each having a week off, they and the Hamilton Southeastern Royals will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Homestead and Fort Wayne Bishop Luers met for a duel last Friday where Homestead came out on top. Homestead walked away with a 25-14 victory over Fort Wayne Bishop Luers.
Homestead's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB 3.5 times. Leading the way was Sam Steward with 2.5 sacks. Anthony Fields Jr was another major factor on D, making 14 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Hamilton Southeastern faced Brownsburg in a battle between two of the state's top teams last Friday. Hamilton Southeastern came out on top against Brownsburg by a score of 30-23.
Hamilton Southeastern didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kian Kelly and Michael Hoog.
Most of the squad's points came courtesy of special teams, who contributed 18 in total. All came courtesy of Hugo Belmonte: he went 3-for-3 kicking field goals for nine points, and 3-for-3 again kicking extra points for an additional three.
Homestead now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Hamilton Southeastern, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
Homestead was dealt a bruising 35-0 loss at the hands of Hamilton Southeastern in their previous matchup back in October of 2022. Thankfully for Homestead, Jalen Alexander (who rushed for 88 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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