East Nicolaus has gone 8-2 against Durham recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The East Nicolaus Spartans will welcome the Durham Trojans at 7:00 p.m. East Nicolaus is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.9 points per game this season.
Last Friday, East Nicolaus was fully in charge, breezing past Colusa 38-7. Considering the Spartans have won three contests by more than 28 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
East Nicolaus got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jaydan Marshall out in front who rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. Marshall is becoming a predictor of East Nicolaus' success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 4-1 (and 2-3 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Mikey Robbins, who gained 118 total yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Durham, who bounced back after a loss on the road back in October. Their defense stepped up to hand Pierce a 14-0 shutout last Friday.
Durham has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.2 points per game. As for East Nicolaus, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-4.
Everything came up roses for East Nicolaus against Durham when the teams last played back in October, as the squad secured a 35-6 win. Will East Nicolaus repeat their success, or does Durham have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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