With a playoff game on the line, Del Norte rose to the challenge on Friday. They walked away with a 42-35 victory over the Oceanside Pirates. That's more bragging rights for the Nighthawks, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Del Norte to victory, but perhaps none more so than Anthony Taylor, who picked up 110 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Braxton Jones also helped out as he racked up 123 receiving yards.
Del Norte has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 36.2 points per game. As for Oceanside, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-4.
Del Norte's road trip will continue as they head out to face San Marcos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. San Marcos will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Del Norte surely won't give up without a fight. Oceanside does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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