The Union Mine Diamondbacks will venture away from home to face off against the Colfax Falcons at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Union Mine's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Truckee on Friday. They took a blow against the Wolverines, falling 42-0. While losing is never fun, the Diamondbacks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 357th, while the Wolverines are ranked tenth).
Meanwhile, Colfax came up short against East Nicolaus on Friday and fell 27-20.
Colfax's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Jack Massett, who picked up 86 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Noah Smith, who threw for 189 yards and two touchdowns. Massett's also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making nine total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Union Mine's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1. As for Colfax, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 1-1.
Union Mine and Colfax were almost perfectly matched up in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, but Union Mine suffered an agonizing 22-21 loss. Can Union Mine avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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