Football Recap: Nordhoff Rangers vs. Hamilton Bobcats
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Nordhoff had no problem doing just that on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Hamilton Bobcats a 47-0 shutout. That 47 point margin sets a new team best for the Rangers this season.
Jameson Moya continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 169 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Michael Dennie was another key player, throwing for 171 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 passes.
Nordhoff was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 296 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Nordhoff didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jeremy Kirchner and Christopher Calderon. Calderon also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight.
The win (which was Nordhoff's third in a row) raised their record to 8-3. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 4.7 points per game. As for Hamilton, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-7.
Nordhoff will square off against Duarte at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Nordhoff's defense has only allowed 14 points per game this season, so Duarte's offense will have their work cut out for them. Hamilton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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