After both having extra time off, the North Miami Pioneers and the St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
St. Thomas Aquinas is hoping to do what American couldn't two weeks ago: put an end to North Miami's winning streak, which now stands at three games. North Miami strolled past American with points to spare, taking the game 47-28.
North Miami's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Chammbrayy Campbell, who rushed for 106 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. Those 106 rushing yards gave Campbell a new career-high. North Miami also got a significant boost from Estevens Balan, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 90 yards.
North Miami was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 301 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive contests.
North Miami didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Thomas Jones and Lorenzo Burse.
Back in October fans watched as two of the best teams in the nation hit the field. St. Thomas Aquinas fell to American Heritage 42-38.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Andrew Indorf and Dia Bell. Bell had a great game and threw for 266 yards and three touchdowns while completing 86.4% of his passes. Meanwhile, Indorf was balling out in the loss, throwing for 320 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 54 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
North Miami's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-4. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 34.8 points per game. As for St. Thomas Aquinas, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-3.
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