The Union Mine Diamondbacks will square off against the Casa Roble Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Union Mine will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Last Friday, Union Mine was fully in charge, breezing past El Dorado 48-7. The result was nothing new for the Diamondbacks, who have now won six games by 25 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Casa Roble had no problem doing just that on Friday. In a tight match that could have gone either way, they made off with a 27-26 win over the Mustangs.
It was another big night for Braylen Blevins, who rushed for 195 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. He is becoming a predictor of Casa Roble's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 3-4 when he doesn't).
Casa Roble is 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. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 35.9 points per game. As for Union Mine, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2.
Union Mine couldn't quite finish off Casa Roble in their previous matchup back in November of 2021 and fell 35-33. Can Union Mine avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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