The Yuba City Honkers will square off against the Nevada Union Miners at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Yuba City's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Placer on Friday. They were dealt a 52-0 defeat at the hands of the Hillmen. The Honkers haven't had much luck with the Hillmen recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, Nevada Union was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 28-17 to Roseville.
Nevada Union might have lost, but man, Rhyder Eelkema was a machine: he rushed for 177 yards while picking up 9.3 yards per carry. Eelkema was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 66 yards.
Nevada Union wouldn't let Roseville keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Nevada Union can thank Eelkema and Daniel Demario for forcing both of them.
Yuba City's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-3. As for Nevada Union, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.
Yuba City strolled past Nevada Union in their previous matchup back in August of 2019 by a score of 31-12. Will Yuba City repeat their success, or does Nevada Union have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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