Vernonia will look to defend their home turf on Friday against Nestucca at 7:00 PM. Vernonia are expected to win -- but not by much -- so they will need to come into the contest prepared for a fight.
Vernonia might be aching after a bruising 12-40 defeat to Colton last week. This makes it the second defeat in a row for Vernonia.
Meanwhile, Nestucca made easy work of Lowell and carried off a 58-32 win. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point Nestucca had established a 42-16 advantage.
Nestucca's victory lifted them to 1-1 while Vernonia's loss dropped them down to 0-2. In their victory, Nestucca relied heavily on junior Mitchell Richwine, who rushed for 162 yards and 3 touchdowns; a key strategy for Vernonia will lie in finding a way to minimize his impact.
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