The Silver Creek Raiders will square off against the Homestead Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Silver Creek is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Friday. They never let Evergreen Valley onto the board and left with a 20-0 win.
Jasean Amataga was a one-man wrecking crew for Silver Creek as he rushed for 148 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. Amataga got the majority of those yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible95 yards.
Silver Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 215 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Silver Creek's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Austin Price and Juan Vieyra. Price also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making two total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Meanwhile, Homestead had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. Everything went their way against Yerba Buena on Friday as Homestead made off with a 42-18 victory. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Mustangs as it put an end to their seven-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Silver Creek was able to grind out a solid victory over Homestead in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 23-14. Does Silver Creek have another victory up their sleeve, or will Homestead turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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