The San Saba Armadillos (31) will head into their final pre district game this Friday night at Rogan Filed and take on the Bulldogs from Hamilton (4-0); kickoff is set for 7 o’clock.
The Bulldogs have defeated Millsap (33-18), Early (41-21) Crawford (38-22) and Clifton (27-7).
San Saba is coming off wins against Grape Creek (14-2), Goldthwaite (20-12) and Waco Reicher (60-0) with the lone loss coming to the #10 state ranked Junction Eagles 27-28.
Hamilton vs San Saba is yet another long-played series as the first game played was back in 1916 when San Saba won 13-6. With the win, San Saba can claim their 4th victory of the 2024 season which will be one more than the entire 2023 season and add to the momentum and their confidence heading into district 14-2A play.
And now for some useless (but always good to know) facts about the game.
Times played - 48 times, making it the 6th most played opponent for the Dillos.
Series record - Hamilton has a slight win advantage 24-23-1.
Record at home vs Hamilton - The Dillos are 14-10 overall at home (13-9 at the Graveyard. 1-1 at the old Polo Fields).
Win streaks - Hamilton has won four out of the last five contests with the only loss coming in 2023, 32-28.
Largest margin of victory - 54 points when San Saba defeated Hamilton 54-0 in 1991.
Largest margin of defeat 43 points as San Saba lost 49- 6 in 1977.
Total points scored (avg ppg) - San Saba – 121 points (30 ppg) Hamilton – 139 points (34 PPG)
Points allowed (avg ppg) - San Saba 42 (10.5 PPG), Hamilton 68 (17 PPG)