Football Preview: Winters Warriors vs. Durham Trojans
The Winters Warriors will venture away from home to challenge the Durham Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Winters will be coming into the match with an undefeated record on the line.
Last Friday, Winters was fully in charge, breezing past Live Oak 42-7 at home. With the Warriors ahead 35-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.
It was another big night for Sebastian Rodriguez, who rushed for 105 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries, and also picked up 56 receiving yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023. Another player making a difference was Lane Brown, who threw for 144 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Winters' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Rodriguez and Jordan Wojan. Another thorn in Live Oak's side was Julian Herrera, who forced a fumble, made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Winters was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 366 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Live Oak only rushed for 84.
Meanwhile, Durham's undefeated season came to an end after three games on Friday. The matchup between them and Biggs wasn't particularly close, with Durham falling 30-15. The contest was a 8-8 toss-up at halftime, but the Trojans couldn't quite close it out.
Winters' win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Durham, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Everything came up roses for Winters against Durham when the teams last played back in October of 2023 as the team secured a 48-14 victory. In that match, Winters amassed a halftime lead of 28-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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