Football Preview: Eagle Point Eagles vs. North Eugene Highlanders
The Eagle Point Eagles will venture away from home to challenge the North Eugene Highlanders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Eagle Point is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Eagle Point's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Thurston on Friday. They were dealt a 42-0 defeat at the hands of the Colts. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon football rankings (they are ranked 94th, while the Colts are ranked 23rd).
Meanwhile, North Eugene made easy work of South Eugene on Friday and carried off a 27-6 victory.
Eagle Point's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-4. As for North Eugene, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Everything came up roses for Eagle Point against North Eugene in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 46-14 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was North Eugene's Kelin Knutson, who rushed for 165 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.2 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Eagle Point to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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