The Simmons Blue Devils are taking a road trip to face off against the Nanih Waiya Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Simmons comes in on ten and Nanih Waiya on eight.
Simmons is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 30-14 win over Stringer. The Blue Devils pushed the score to 30-8 by the end of the third, a deficit the Red Devils cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, Nanih Waiya strolled past Lumberton with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 42-28.
Simmons better focus on containing Kade Massey and Korben Sanders as the pair were huge in Nanih Waiya's win. Massey threw for 153 yards and three TDs on only ten passes, while Sanders rushed for 157 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Sanders also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because Nanih Waiya is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Nanih Waiya proved: they limited Lumberton to a paltry 2.8 yards per carry. While four picked up at least four total tackles, Sanders stood above the rest. He rushed for 157 yards and two scores. Nanih Waiya didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 6.5.
Nanih Waiya's defense didn't let Jatyius Adams, 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. Kurtis Austin was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Simmons' record is now 10-0. As for Nanih Waiya, their record now sits at 9-2.
Simmons couldn't quite finish off Nanih Waiya in their previous matchup back in November of 2018 and fell 21-18. Can the Blue Devils avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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