After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Winters, East Nicolaus was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They breezed by the Durham Trojans to the tune of 35-6. The high-scoring effort was just what the Spartans needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Jaydan Marshall was a one-man wrecking crew for East Nicolaus as he rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. That's the most rushing yards Marshall has posted since back in September of 2023. Mikey Robbins did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 84 receiving yards.
East Nicolaus didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Drake Baker, Marshall, and Aiden Clark picked up one apiece. Marshall also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because East Nicolaus is 3-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.
East Nicolaus now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Durham, they moved to 6-3 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
East Nicolaus will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Colusa at 7:30 p.m. on November 8th. As for Durham, they will host Pierce at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Pierce will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Durham surely won't give up without a fight.
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