The Fortuna Huskies will head out to square off against the University Prep Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Fortuna's defense has only allowed 13.8 points per game this season, so University Prep's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Fortuna will head into Saturday's game eager for some revenge after what happened against Ferndale: Fortuna blew Ferndale out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Saturday Ferndale got their revenge. Fortuna fell just short of Ferndale by a score of 29-26.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask University Prep). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat McKinleyville 49-6 on the road. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Tyson Wurzer was his usual excellent self, rushing for 154 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: University Prep was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 325 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Fortuna's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for University Prep, their win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1.
Fortuna beat University Prep 27-15 in their previous matchup back in August of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fortuna since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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