Football Preview: San Marcos Knights vs. Del Norte Nighthawks
San Marcos has gone 5-0 against Del Norte recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The San Marcos Knights will welcome the Del Norte Nighthawks at 7:15 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Del Norte is hoping to do what Rancho Bernardo couldn't on Thursday: put an end to San Marcos' winning streak, which now stands at four games. San Marcos breezed by Rancho Bernardo to the tune of 44-14. San Marcos' win was all the more impressive since the Broncos were averaging only 14.33 points allowed on the season.
Kreet Makihele continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 331 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in rushing yards (19). Another player making a difference was Tabari Lane, who rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Del Norte). They were the clear victor by a 43-20 margin over Ramona on Friday. Given the Nighthawks' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 142nd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 431st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
San Marcos' victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. As for Del Norte, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
San Marcos strolled past Del Norte in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 21-6. Does San Marcos have another victory up their sleeve, or will Del Norte turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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