East Nicolaus and Winters are an even 3-3 against one another since November of 2014, but not for long. The East Nicolaus Spartans and the Winters Warriors are set to duel on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as East Nicolaus comes in on three and Winters on 11.
East Nicolaus is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Durham by a score of 40-28.
Mason Taylor continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 152 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 73 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September. Jaydan Marshall was in the mix too, providing East Nicolaus with a touchdown.
East Nicolaus was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 206 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 206 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Winters' rock-solid defense showed up for the team's sixth consecutive shutout on Friday. They never let Hamilton onto the board and left with a 48-0 victory. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matches by 21 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Gio Jimenez, who rushed for 111 yards and five touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also picked up 74 receiving yards. Another player making a difference was Sebastian Rodriguez, who rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown.
Winters didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Rodriguez and Macguire Plitt.
Winters pushed their record up to 11-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 45.1 points per game. As for East Nicolaus, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
Friday's matchup will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Taylor and Lane Brown. Taylor just won't slow down this season and has thrown 17 touchdowns while averaging 139.2 passing yards per game. Brown has been a dominant force too and has averaged 153.1 passing yards per game.
East Nicolaus was dealt a bruising 48-0 defeat at the hands of Winters in their previous meeting back in October. Can East Nicolaus avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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