Football Preview: North Eugene Highlanders vs. Springfield Millers
North Eugene and Springfield are an even 4-4 against one another since October of 2016, but not for long. The North Eugene Highlanders will challenge the Springfield Millers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. North Eugene will be strutting in after a victory while Springfield will be coming in after a defeat.
North Eugene's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They put the hurt on Eagle Point with a sharp 20-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Highlanders.
North Eugene's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Brody Gilliam, who threw for 182 yards and two touchdowns, and D'Mariyae Ireland, who gained 54 total yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Springfield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 39-7 loss at the hands of Thurston. Having soared to a lofty 37 points in the game before, the Millers couldn't push the score so high this time.
The victory got North Eugene back to even at 2-2. As for Springfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
North Eugene might still be hurting after the 33-11 loss they got from Springfield when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for North Eugene, Connor Dye (who rushed for 200 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.5 yards per carry, and also picked up 58 receiving yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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