Channel Islands is preparing for their first league matchup of the season on Friday. They will head out to take on the Nordhoff Rangers at 7:00 p.m. Channel Islands has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with 13 straight defeats, while Nordhoff will come in with four straight wins.
Channel Islands is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They received a blow on Saturday as they fell 28-13 to Bolsa Grande.
Meanwhile, Nordhoff was fully in charge last Friday, breezing past Beverly Hills 48-3. The result was nothing new for the Rangers, who have now won three matchups by 34 points or more so far this season.
Channel Islands better keep an eye on Desi Canfield. He was instrumental in Nordhoff's win, rushing for 156 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 carries. Those 156 rushing yards gave Canfield a new career-high. Brody Dvortcsak was in the mix as well, providing Nordhoff with two TDs.
Nordhoff didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Beverly Hills to a completion percentage of just 47.4%. The team can thank Christopher Calderon for the heroic effort on defense: he. Nordhoff hasn't an opponent to post a completion percentage of 0.25 or higher in four consecutive contests.
Nordhoff's defense didn't let Luca Brenner, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for four sacks. That dominant display was truly a team effort as four different players picked up one apiece. Nordhoff got some further help from Elliot Sheets: he picked up a sack and made six total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Nordhoff's record now sits at 4-1. As for Channel Islands, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Channel Islands took a serious blow against Nordhoff when the teams last played back in November of 2024, falling 41-7. Can the Raiders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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