The Roy Royals will venture away from home to take on the Northridge Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Roy's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Roy will head out to face Northridge after giving up their first home loss of the season on Thursday. Roy took a 42-35 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bountiful. The Royals' defeat signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
Roy might have lost, but man, Robert Young was a machine: he picked up 119 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 63 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, after only ten points in their last contest, Northridge made sure to put some points up on the board against Clearfield on Thursday. Northridge claimed a resounding 35-7 victory over Clearfield on the road. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 28 points or more this season.
Northridge didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Dontae Dyson and Cooper Tubbs. Tubbs also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 15.
Having lost for the first time this season, Roy fell to 8-1. As for Northridge, they moved to 6-3 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
We should be in store for an exciting game as the two teams have no problem gaining yardage. Roy has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 411.2 total yards per game. However, it's not like Northridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 367.8. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them.
Everything came up roses for Roy against Northridge in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 49-14 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Roy since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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