Football Recap: Oroville Tigers vs. Weed Cougars
Oroville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 14th straight defeat dating back to last season. They were outmatched by the Weed Cougars at home and fell 54-26. One positive for the Tigers, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Despite the loss, Oroville had strong showings from Evan Beall, who rushed for 110 yards on only nine carries, and Keanu Freimark, who rushed for 63 yards. Beall's longest rush was for an impressive 52 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Weed to victory, but perhaps none more so than Marcus Horton, who rushed for 163 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 212 yards and three touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes. Horton's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 145 rushing yards dating back to last season. Logan Bowles was another key player, gaining 256 total yards and three touchdowns.
Oroville's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Weed, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Oroville will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Anderson at 7:30 p.m. on October 4th. Anderson's defense has only allowed 13 points per game this season, so Oroville's offense will have their work cut out for them. Weed also won't see the field for a while: their next matchupis against Etna at 7:30 p.m. on October 4th. Weed will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
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