The Fortuna Huskies are on the road again on Saturday to play the Del Norte Warriors at 7:30 p.m.
Two weeks ago, Fortuna was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 32-28 to Silverado. While the Huskies had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Hawks 14-7.
Meanwhile, Del Norte had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 36.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. In a tight game that could have gone either way, they made off with a 7-6 victory over the Loggers.
Del Norte didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kanyon Starkey and Benjamin Borges.
Fortuna dropped their record down to 2-5 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Del Norte, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
Everything went Fortuna's way against Del Norte when the teams last played back in August, as Fortuna made off with a 22-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fortuna since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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