The Birmingham Patriots are on the road again on Friday to play the Calabasas Coyotes at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Birmingham lost 35-9 to Hart two weeks ago. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 274th, while the Hawks are ranked 131st).
Meanwhile, Calabasas' undefeated season came to an end after three games two weeks ago. They fell just short of Agoura by a score of 20-17. That makes it the first time this season the Coyotes have let down their home crowd.
Despite the loss, Calabasas saw an underclassman step up: Dominik Hardy threw for 157 yards and two touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 45 yards. The dominant performance gave Hardy a new career-high in rushing yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (90 yards to be exact) went to Dezmyn Hardy, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Even though they lost, Calabasas was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 201 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 201 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Birmingham dropped their record down to 0-3 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Calabasas, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Birmingham came up short against Calabasas in their previous matchup back in August of 2021, falling 20-13. Thankfully for Birmingham, King Miller (who rushed for 152 yards while picking up 8.4 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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