After each having a week off, the Capital Jaguars and the Miyamura Patriots will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Capital is out to stop a eight-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
Capital is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 48 points back in September, they were much more limited against Valley last Friday. They took a 25-12 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Vikings.
Capital wouldn't let Valley keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Josh Baker was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Miyamura beat Highland 36-31 last Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Patriots.
Sean Torres had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 31 receiving yards. Those 90 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Seth Torres was another key player, picking up 116 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Capital's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Miyamura, their win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-3.
Capital strolled past Miyamura in their previous meeting back in October of 2021 by a score of 22-6. Does Capital have another victory up their sleeve, or will Miyamura turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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