The Miyamura Patriots will square off against the Belen Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Miyamura is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 53 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Valley on Saturday. They fell 13-6 to the Vikings.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Belen). They took their contest at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 50-0 win over Del Norte. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Eagles just coasted through the last quarter.
Belen's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jasode Harris, who rushed for 45 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Belen was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 222 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Belen's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB five times. In that department, Dalton Golliheair was the leader with three sacks.
Miyamura dropped their record down to 2-3 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Belen, their win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-2.
Things could have been worse for Miyamura, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 28-14 loss to Belen when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Miyamura, Derian Rodriguez (who rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, and also threw for 72 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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