Football Preview: Del Norte Knights vs. Miyamura Patriots
The Del Norte Knights and the Miyamura Patriots are set to duel on Friday. Del Norte is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Saturday, Del Norte lost to Valley on the road by a 33-14 margin.
Meanwhile, Miyamura waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Jaguars 44-8 on the road. The result was nothing new for the Patriots, who have now won three games by 33 points or more so far this season.
Salid Rashid went supernova for Miyamura, throwing for 247 yards and five touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes. Rashid has become a key player for Miyamura: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least three passing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. Seth Torres helped Rashid out on the ground, picking up 98 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Del Norte's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Miyamura, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Del Norte was taken down by Miyamura 56-6 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Del Norte, Dylan Joines (who rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and also threw for 118 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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