Football Preview: Oregon Hawks vs. Princeton Tigers
The Oregon Hawks will head out to face off against the Princeton Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Oregon will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Athens on Friday. Oregon breezed by Athens to the tune of 57-14. The Hawks' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Princeton waltzed into their matchup on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They claimed a resounding 61-14 win over the Panthers. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 127th, while the Panthers are ranked 296th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Casey Etheridge continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 156 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 9.8 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.2 rushing touchdowns per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Ace Christiansen, who rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
Princeton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 420 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Oregon now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Princeton, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
