Football Preview: Channel Islands Raiders vs. Nordhoff Rangers
The Channel Islands Raiders and the Nordhoff Rangers are set to duel on Friday. Channel Islands hasn't scored more than 12 points for seven games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
Channel Islands is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Grace on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Channel Islands was beaten by Grace 59-7. The Raiders were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 34-7.
Meanwhile, Nordhoff's game on Friday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They came out on top against Carpinteria by a score of 14-7.
Jameson Moya continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 162 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Channel Islands' defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Nordhoff, their victory bumped their record up to 6-3.
Channel Islands took their win against Nordhoff when the teams last played back in August of 2015 by a conclusive 36-12. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Nordhoff's Regin Wilson, who picked up 216 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Channel Islands to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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