Football Game Preview: David Douglas Scots vs. Reynolds Raiders

By Team Reports Oct 8, 2024, 4:23am

Football Preview: David Douglas Scots vs. Reynolds Raiders

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David Douglas is 2-7 against Reynolds since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The David Douglas Scots will head out on the road to face off against the Reynolds Raiders at 7:00 p.m. Neither David Douglas nor Reynolds posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.

David Douglas is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They and Barlow were almost perfectly matched up, but David Douglas suffered a 7-6 defeat.

Meanwhile, a win for Reynolds just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 42-6 loss at the hands of Clackamas. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon football rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 18th).

The losing side was boosted by Payton Chhay, who threw for 115 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 36 yards.

David Douglas' defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Reynolds, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 1-4.

David Douglas was taken down by Reynolds 52-10 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Chhay, who threw for 233 yards and four touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 37 yards. Now that David Douglas knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.

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