Durham and East Nicolaus met for a duel on Friday where Durham had to take the L. The Durham Trojans had to suffer through a 35-6 loss at the hands of the East Nicolaus Spartans. The Trojans lost against the Spartans in their previous head to head back in October of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 20-14 score last time.
Jaydan Marshall went supernova for East Nicolaus, rushing for 123 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. Marshall is becoming a predictor of East Nicolaus' success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 3-1 (and 2-3 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Taylor, who threw for 136 yards and two touchdowns.
With the defeat, Durham broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-3. As for East Nicolaus, they pushed their record up to 5-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Durham will take on Pierce at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Pierce is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.9 points per game this season. As for East Nicolaus, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Colusa at 7:30 p.m. on November 8th.
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