HAMILTON – Hamilton traded blows early on with Eupora during Friday’s Class 2A first-round matchup, but the Eagles got the upper hand with a big fourth quarter to give the Lions a 38-20 loss.
“The things that we’ve gone through this season have been rough on these young men,” Hamilton coach Wade Tackett said. “They’ve laid their bodies on the line for this team. We were fortunate to host another playoff game this year, and even though it didn’t go the way we wanted it to, we’ll build on it for next year.”
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