Football Recap: Yreka Miners vs. University Prep Panthers
There's no place like home for Yreka, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They walked away with a 17-7 win over the University Prep Panthers on Friday. For the Miners, this counts as revenge for the 47-14 victory the Panthers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
The critical scores for Yreka came from Trevan Crane and Gabe Gregg.
Yreka didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Brody Zediker and Laydon Luce. Luce is on a roll when it comes to interceptions, as he's now snagged at least one in the last three games he's played.
Yreka has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.8 points per game. As for University Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 7-3.
Yreka and University Prep are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Yreka will be playing at home against Corning at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Corning is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.2 points per game this season. As for University Prep, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Gridley at 7:00 p.m. Gridley's defense has only allowed 10.9 points per game this season, so University Prep's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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