On Friday Crownpoint will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will venture away from home to take on the Shiprock Chieftains at 7:00 p.m. Crownpoint will be strutting in after a victory while Shiprock will be coming in after a loss.
Crownpoint is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Zuni, posting a 46-0 win at home. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Eagles with their most commanding win of the season.
Lavontae Robinson had a dynamite game for Crownpoint, rushing for 149 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, while also throwing for 59 yards and a touchdown while completing 72.7% of his passes. Robinson also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack, forcing two fumbles, and making five total tackles (2.0 for loss). Calian Tenequer was another key player, rushing for 41 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Crownpoint was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 244 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 96.8 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three contests they've averaged 183.3.
Crownpoint wouldn't let Zuni keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Robinson was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Meanwhile, Shiprock was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a blow against Tohatchi, falling 48-6. Having soared to a lofty 36 points in the game before, the Chieftains couldn't push the score so high this time.
Crownpoint's victory bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Shiprock, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Crownpoint was able to grind out a solid win over Shiprock in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, winning 28-21. Does Crownpoint have another victory up their sleeve, or will Shiprock turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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