Football Preview: Highland Hornets vs. Miyamura Patriots
The Highland Hornets will play host again on Saturday to welcome the Miyamura Patriots, where kickoff is scheduled at 1:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Highland beat Valley 26-20.
It was another big night for Amiri Mumba, who rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown. An impressive showing, but he really ramped things up playing D: he picked up a sack and made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss). David Crespin got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Highland's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Crespin and Isai Herrera.
Meanwhile, after only six points in their last game, Miyamura made sure to put some points up on the board against Belen on Friday. Miyamura enjoyed a cozy 35-21 victory over Belen. The Patriots pushed the score to 35-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Eagles cut but never quite recovered from.
Among those leading the charge was Salid Rashid, who threw for 259 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.0 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 36 yards and a touchdown. Javier Flores was Rashid's top target, picking up 130 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Miyamura wouldn't let Belen keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Carlos Garcia was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
The win got Highland back to even at 3-3. As for Miyamura, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-3.
Highland strolled past Miyamura in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 43-24. Will Highland repeat their success, or does Miyamura have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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