Football Preview: Miyamura Patriots vs. Del Norte Knights
After two games on the road, Miyamura is heading back home. They and the Del Norte Knights are set to duel on Friday. Miyamura will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Miyamura on the road against Capital as the squad secured a 44-8 victory. Considering the Patriots have won three games by more than 32 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Salid Rashid was a one-man wrecking crew for Miyamura as he threw for 247 yards and five touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes. Rashid is becoming a predictor of Miyamura's success: when he posts at least three passing touchdowns the team is 4-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Seth Torres helped Rashid out on the ground, picking up 98 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Del Norte lost to Valley on the road by a 33-14 margin on Saturday. The loss continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Vikings: they've now lost four in a row.
Miyamura has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Del Norte, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Everything came up roses for Miyamura against Del Norte when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 56-6 win. Will Miyamura repeat their success, or does Del Norte have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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