Football Preview: Crater Comets vs. South Eugene Axe
Crater is 4-0 against South Eugene since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Crater Comets will head out to challenge the South Eugene Axe at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Crater will head into Friday's game out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They came up short against Willamette, falling 36-14.
Meanwhile, South Eugene was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 14th straight defeat dating back to last season. They were dealt a 48-0 loss at the hands of Churchill. While losing is never fun, the Axe can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon football rankings (they are ranked 126th, while the Lancers are ranked 21st).
Crater has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-4 record this season. As for South Eugene, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Crater beat South Eugene 35-26 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will Crater repeat their success, or does South Eugene have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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