The Pinon Eagles will take on the Tuba City Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Pinon will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Pinon's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Many Farms 44-0 at home. Considering the Eagles have won four contests by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Gilbert Joe continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 191 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries. Another back making a difference was Lando Jones, who rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Pinon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 378 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 285 rushing yards in six consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Tuba City). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Hopi 52-0 on the road.
Pinon's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Tuba City, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Pinon was able to grind out a solid win over Tuba City when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 20-12. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Tuba City's Josh Goldtooth, who rushed for 134 yards on only 15 carries. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be easier for Pinon to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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