Football Game Preview: Lake Oswego Lakers vs. Oregon City Pioneers

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Previous Games

10/25/24 - Home	42-13 W
10/05/23 - Away	20-12 W
10/07/22 - Home	37-22 W
10/15/21 - Away	15-48 L
03/19/21 - Home	42-20 W
+ 3 more games

Lake Oswego has gone 7-1 against Oregon City recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Lakers will venture away from home to face off against the Pioneers. Lake Oswego's defense has only allowed 14.3 points per game this season, so Oregon City's offense will have their work cut out for them.

Lake Oswego is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Oregon's top teams: West Linn, who was ranked first at the time (Lake Oswego was ranked second). The Lakers came up short against the Lions on Friday, falling 38-16. The matchup marked the Lakers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Meanwhile, Oregon City's game on Friday was all tied up 7-7 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They walked away with a 21-14 win over Tigard. Surprisingly, this marked the Pioneers' fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.

Having lost for the first time this season, Lake Oswego fell to 6-1. As for Oregon City, they now have a winning record of 4-3.

Everything came up roses for Lake Oswego against Oregon City in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 42-13 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Pioneers' Ben Schneider, who threw for 168 yards and one TD, and also punched in one touchdown on the ground. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for the Lakers to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.