Miyamura and Highland squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Miyamura had to settle for second. They fell 20-12 to the Highland Hornets. That makes it the first time this season the Patriots have let down their home crowd.
Miyamura lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Sean Torres, who rushed for 140 yards. Torres' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 124 rushing yards. Salid (Syeed) Rashid was another key passer, throwing for 160 yards and two touchdowns.
Amiri Mumba was his usual excellent self, rushing for 260 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry for Highland. Mumba was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 67 yards.
This is the second loss in a row for Miyamura and nudges their season record down to 6-5. As for Highland, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-4 record this season.
Miyamura does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Highland, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 42-0 defeat against Roswell on the 15th.
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