The Winters Warriors will head out to face off against the Durham Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Winters is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Winters at home against Live Oak as the squad secured a 42-7 win. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-0.
Sebastian Rodriguez was his usual excellent self, rushing for 105 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries, while also picking up 56 receiving yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023. Another player making a difference was Lane Brown, who threw for 144 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Winters' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Rodriguez and Jordan Wojan. Winters got some further help from Julian Herrera: he forced a fumble, made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Winters was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 366 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Live Oak only rushed for 84.
Meanwhile, Durham's undefeated season came to an end after three games on Friday. The game between them and Biggs wasn't particularly close, with Durham falling 30-15. The matchup was a 8-8 toss-up at halftime, but the Trojans couldn't quite close it out.
Winters' victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Durham, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Everything came up roses for Winters against Durham in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 48-14 win. In that match, Winters amassed a halftime lead of 28-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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