The Triton Trojans and the North Miami Warriors are set to duel on Friday. Triton is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Last Friday, Triton was able to grind out a solid win over Pioneer, taking the game 28-21.
Meanwhile, North Miami had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 35 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Cavaliers 61-26 on the road. Considering the Warriors have won five contests by more than 26 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
North Miami can attribute much of their success to Ryan Meredith, who gained 138 total yards and four touchdowns, and Lake Musall, who rushed for 140 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. Meredith's longest rush was for an impressive 56 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Hartley Hoover handled things on the ground, rushing for 86 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: North Miami was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 449 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 171 rushing yards in eight consecutive matches.
North Miami didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Meredith and Drew Wright.
Triton has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for North Miami, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 6-2.
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