The Nordhoff Rangers will head out to square off against the Santa Clara Saints at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Nordhoff has five straight victories, Santa Clara has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Friday, Nordhoff humbled Channel Islands with a 55-14 victory. Considering the Rangers have won four games by more than 33 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Michael Dennie
| 10/03/25 vs Channel Islands | 3 |
| 09/19/25 @ Beverly Hills | 1 |
| 09/12/25 vs Desert Chapel | 2 |
| 09/05/25 vs Eastside | 1 |
| 08/29/25 @ Hoover | 1 |
| + 2 more games |
Michael Dennie had another great game (as he tends to do), throwing for 244 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 passes, while also rushing for 76 yards and one score. That's the most passing touchdowns he has posted since back in November of 2024. Nordhoff's leading receiver Isaiah Giesea was Dennie's top target yet again, picking up 140 receiving yards and a pair of TDs.
Meanwhile, Santa Clara played a tough contest on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by Carpinteria and fell 55-6. The Saints were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 41-6.
Nordhoff's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Santa Clara, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Everything went Nordhoff's way against Santa Clara in their previous meeting back in October of 2018, as Nordhoff made off with a 28-7 victory. In that matchup, the Rangers amassed a halftime lead of 21-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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