Football Preview: Clackamas Cavaliers vs. Reynolds Raiders
Clackamas has gone 9-0 against Reynolds recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Clackamas Cavaliers will challenge the Reynolds Raiders at 7:00 p.m.
Clackamas is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Oregon's top teams: Central Catholic, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Clackamas was ranked 23rd). Clackamas lost 54-28 to Central Catholic on Thursday. The Cavaliers have struggled against the Rams recently, as their game on Thursday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Reynolds had to endure a six-game losing streak dating back to last season, but that streak is no more. They were the clear victor by a 46-20 margin over Gresham on Friday. The Raiders' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Payton Chhay was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also threw for 154 yards and two touchdowns. Those 109 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Reynolds wouldn't let Gresham keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Tristen Jeppesen, Jaybrein Test, and Travis Hull picked up one apiece. Hull also set a new season high mark in rushing yards with 174. Reynolds got some further help from Ayden Hancox: he picked up two sacks and made four total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Reynolds was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 343 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Clackamas' loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Reynolds, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Clackamas was able to grind out a solid win over Reynolds when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 14-7. Will Clackamas repeat their success, or does Reynolds have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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