Del Norte has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Highland Hornets at 7:00 p.m.
Del Norte's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Miyamura on Friday. They were dealt a 35-0 defeat at the hands of the Patriots. The Knights have struggled against the Patriots recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Highland didn't have too much trouble with Capital on Thursday as they won 37-22. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hornets.
Amiri Mumba continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 211 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.4 yards per carry. He is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games.
Highland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 258 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 190 rushing yards in six consecutive games.
Del Norte's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Highland, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-4 record this season.
Del Norte might still be hurting after the 54-32 defeat they got from Highland in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mumba, who rushed for 202 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per carry. Now that Del Norte knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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