Football Preview: Juanita Ravens vs. North Creek Jaguars
The Juanita Ravens will venture away from home to take on the North Creek Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Juanita took on Issaquah on Friday. Juanita fell just short of Issaquah by a score of 22-19. That makes it the first time this season the Ravens have let down their home crowd.
Juanita's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Zach Estrada, who picked up 92 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Elliot Staples, who rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown. Estrada got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 82 yards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Creek). They blew past Highline 55-33 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Jaguars.
Juanita's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-3. As for North Creek, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Everything came up roses for Juanita against North Creek in their previous matchup back in November of 2017, as the team secured a 42-12 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Juanita since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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