The Miyamura Patriots will challenge the Belen Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Miyamura is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 53 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Valley on Saturday. They took a 13-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Vikings.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Belen). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Del Norte 50-0 at home. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Eagles just coasted through the last quarter.
Belen's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jasode Harris led the charge by rushing for 45 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Belen was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 222 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Belen's defense and their five sacks. In that department, Dalton Golliheair was the leader with three.
Miyamura dropped their record down to 2-3 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Belen, their win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-2.
Miyamura ended up a good deal behind Belen in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, losing 28-14. Thankfully for Miyamura, Derian Rodriguez (who rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, and also threw for 72 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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