Football Game Preview: South Eugene Axe vs. Thurston Colts

The South Eugene Axe will challenge the Thurston Colts at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

South Eugene is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Oregon's top teams: Springfield, who was ranked fifth at the time (South Eugene was ranked third). The Axe walked away with a 26-18 win over the Millers on Thursday.

Meanwhile, Thurston strolled into their game on Thursday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They never let Monroe get on the board and left with a 26-0 victory. The Colts might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by 20 points or more this season.

Thurston's win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-0. Those home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 27.6 points over those games. As for South Eugene, they now have a winning record of 4-3.