Durham hasn't had much luck against East Nicolaus recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Durham Trojans will square off against the East Nicolaus Spartans at 7:00 p.m. Durham's defense has only allowed 14.7 points per game this season, so East Nicolaus' offense will have their work cut out for them.
Durham took a loss when they played away from home back in October, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Friday. They strolled past Pierce with points to spare, taking the game 14-0.
Meanwhile, East Nicolaus humbled Colusa with a 38-7 victory. The result was nothing new for the Spartans, who have now won three games by 29 points or more so far this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead East Nicolaus to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jaydan Marshall, who rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. Marshall is becoming a predictor of East Nicolaus' success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 4-1 (and 2-3 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Mikey Robbins, who gained 118 total yards and a touchdown.
Durham has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.2 points per game. As for East Nicolaus, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-4.
Durham took a serious blow against East Nicolaus when the teams last played back in October, falling 35-6. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Marshall, who rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. Now that Durham knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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