The San Juan Broncos will be playing in front of their home fans against the Delta Rabbits at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. San Juan will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Friday, San Juan humbled Grand County with a 59-6 victory. Considering the Broncos have won six matchups by more than 34 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Jagger Nieves, who rushed for 32 yards and a touchdown, and also caught a touchdown.
Another reason for the win was San Juan's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. Jake Ivins was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up threehimself. San Juan got some further help from George Mcnaughtan: he picked up a sack, made six total tackles (4.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks on offense in their last three matches, Delta finally came back down to earth on Friday. They lost 34-12 to Milford. The game marked the Rabbits' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
San Juan's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Delta, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-4 record.
The upcoming matchup will be a clash of competing strengths. San Juan has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 295.2 passing yards per game. Delta, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 236.4 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Everything came up roses for San Juan against Delta when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 69-13 win. In that match, San Juan amassed a halftime lead of 48-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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