The Hamburg Lions will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Monticello Billies at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hamburg is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Everything went their way against Gravette as Hamburg made off with a 48-28 win.
Ni?Kel Lewis was his usual excellent self, rushing for 162 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 70 receiving yards and a touchdown. His longest reception was for an incredible 70 yards. Kaeden Thomas was another key player, throwing for 123 yards and a touchdown.
Hamburg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 354 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 224 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matches they've averaged 0.
Hamburg didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Saxton Brooks and Key'Vion Duckery. Peyton Sellers was another major factor on D, making 18 total tackles.
Meanwhile, Monticello entered their tilt with Forrest City on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Mustangs 47-26. The Billies pushed the score to 41-18 by the end of the third, a deficit the Mustangs cut but never quite recovered from.
Monticello has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 36.8 points per game. As for Hamburg, their victory bumped their record up to 8-3.
Hamburg couldn't quite finish off Monticello in their previous meeting back in September and fell 35-32. Can Hamburg avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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