The Nordhoff Rangers will square off against the Duarte Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Nordhoff comes in on three and Duarte on five.
Nordhoff is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Hamilton a 47-0 shutout. The Rangers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
It was another big night for Jameson Moya, who rushed 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. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Dennie, who threw 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 strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 181 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
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.
Meanwhile, Duarte was fully in charge on Thursday, breezing past Sierra Vista 42-0. Considering the Falcons have won five matchups by more than 26 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Avenn Ortiz continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 27 yards and three touchdowns, while also throwing for 187 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. 84 of those passing yards were hauled in by Alex Perez, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Duarte's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-1. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 8.3 points per game. As for Nordhoff, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
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