The Willows Honkers will head out on the road to challenge the East Nicolaus Spartans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Willows is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Willows' offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Orland two weeks ago. They had to suffer through a 50-0 loss at the hands of the Trojans. While losing is never fun, the Honkers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 992nd, while the Trojans are ranked 367th).
Meanwhile, East Nicolaus entered their contest against West Valley on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. East Nicolaus was just a hair shy of victory and fell 28-27 to West Valley. The Spartans gained 130 more yards on the day, but it was the Eagles that made the best use of them.
Despite the defeat, East Nicolaus had strong showings from Mason Taylor, who threw for 196 yards and two touchdowns, and Mikey Robbins, who picked up 64 receiving yards. Robbins was even better on defense, picking up a sack and making six total tackles.
Willows' record now sits at 0-3. As for East Nicolaus, their record is now 2-2.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Willows has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 171 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like East Nicolaus struggles in that department as they've been averaging 205.7. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Willows took a serious blow against East Nicolaus in their previous matchup back in November of 2019, falling 48-8. Thankfully for Willows, Gavin Mcauliff (who rushed for 117 yards and a touchdown on only five carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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