Del Norte won the last time they faced Mt. Carmel, and things went their way on Friday too. The Del Norte Nighthawks walked away with a 34-27 win over the Mt. Carmel Sundevils. With that victory, the Nighthawks brought their scoring average up to 26.4 points per game.
It was another big night for Ryan Remigio Jr, who rushed for 229 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.4 yards per carry. Those 229 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Braxton Jones did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 84 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Del Norte was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 315 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 62 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've averaged 182.3.
Several Sundevils players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Atticus Enriquez, who picked up 91 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Riley Valecruz, who picked up 142 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Del Norte has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Mt. Carmel, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Del Norte will face off against Ramona at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Del Norte's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Ramona has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road. As for Mt. Carmel, they will challenge Fallbrook at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Fallbrook will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
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