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Hawks Face Undefeated South Milwaukee in First-Place Showdown Friday
Whitnall, meanwhile, plays its homecoming game at 7 p.m. against Brown Deer at Falcon Field.
Things are about to get tougher for the Greenfield Hustlin’ Hawks in their quest for the Woodland Conference East title.
After beating Whitnall, Cudahy and St. Francis – three teams with a combined 1-8 conference record – the Hawks play host to undefeated South Milwaukee (5-0, 3-0) in a battle between the division’s only teams without a league loss.
Game time is 7 p.m.
The Rockets are led by the two-headed attack of running back Ian Pribyl and quarterback Justin Oliden. Pribyl has a team-high 630 rushing yards and eight touchdowns, while Oliden has passed for 582 yards and three TDs.
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Across town, the Whitnall Falcons (1-4, 1-2) hope to rebound from a tough loss to the Rockets a week ago when they take on another top foe, the Brown Deer Falcons, on homecoming night.
Brown Deer is 4-1 overall, its only loss coming to South Milwaukee two weeks ago.
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Running back Zach Baun is already closing in on a 1,000-yard season. Through five weeks, he’s averaging 190 yards per game and has 950 with 15 touchdowns on the season.
Kickoff is 7 p.m.
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