The Nevada Union Miners will square off against the Sacramento Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
On Friday, Nevada Union didn't have quite enough to beat Yuba City and fell 28-25. The Miners have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Rhyder Eelkema
| 10/31/25 vs Yuba City | 176 |
| 10/24/25 @ Placer | 209 |
| 10/17/25 vs Del Campo | 181 |
| 10/03/25 vs Twelve Bridges | 131 |
| 09/26/25 @ Antioch | 143 |
| + 3 more games |
Despite the defeat, Nevada Union got top-tier performance from Rhyder Eelkema, who rushed for 176 yards and a pair of touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. Eelkema's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his eighth straight game with at least 131 rushing yards. Nevada Union also got a significant boost from Brandon McCallum, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 101 yards.
Even if they lost, Nevada Union's defense still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Craig Statler was especially locked on to Yuba City's QB and sacked him twice. Nevada Union is 2-1 when Statler posts one or more sacks, but 1-6 otherwise. Another thorn in Yuba City's side was Austin Putnam, who picked up a sack and made 14 total tackles.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sacramento). They blew past River City, posting a 55-13 victory. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Dragons' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 323rd, while the Raiders are ranked 650th).
Sacramento pushed their record up to 6-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 25.4 points. As for Nevada Union, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
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