Del Norte is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Kelseyville is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Del Norte Warriors will face off against the Kelseyville Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Del Norte will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
Del Norte's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Saturday's struggle, when St. Bernard's offense got past them. Del Norte pulled ahead with a 33-32 photo finish over St. Bernard's on Saturday.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Del Norte to victory, but perhaps none more so than Aidan Rice, who rushed for 66 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and also picked up 70 receiving yards and a touchdown. Those 66 rushing yards gave Rice a new career-high. Another rusher making a difference was Benjamin Borges, who gained 241 total yards.
Del Norte was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 229 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in seven consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, everything went Kelseyville's way against St. Helena on Friday as Kelseyville made off with a 48-27 victory. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won seven matches by 21 points or more so far this season.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Michael Dejohn and Kyle Watkins. Dejohn rushed for 242 yards and four touchdowns on only 14 carries while Watkins gained 288 total yards and three touchdowns. Dejohn's longest rush was for an incredible 80 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Brock Barrick, who rushed for 84 yards on only six carries.
One reason for the win was Kelseyville's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Adam Astrup was especially locked on to St. Helena's QB and sacked him twice.
Kelseyville's win bumped their record up to 9-1. As for Del Norte, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Del Norte has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 205.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Kelseyville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 307.5. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Del Norte against Kelseyville when the teams last played back in August of 2022, as the team secured a 71-13 win. In that contest, Del Norte amassed a halftime lead of 56-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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