Del Norte has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Eureka Loggers at 7:30 p.m. Del Norte is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30 points per game this season.
If Eureka heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Del Norte took over last week. Del Norte secured a 13-7 W over Oakland Tech last Friday.
Del Norte's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Aidan Rice led the charge by rushing for 31 yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Benjamin Borges, who rushed for 127 yards on only 14 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Del Norte was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 260 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 210 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Eureka). They blew past Biggs, posting a 43-0 victory on the road. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Loggers considering their eight-point performance the match before.
Del Norte's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Eureka, their victory bumped their record up to 2-4.
Del Norte didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Eureka in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 6-0 win. Does Del Norte have another victory up their sleeve, or will Eureka turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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