Football Preview: Crater Comets vs. Thurston Colts
Crater hasn't had much luck against Thurston recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Crater Comets will welcome the Thurston Colts at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Crater's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Churchill last Friday. They were outmatched by the Lancers on the road and fell 34-0. While losing is never fun, the Comets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon football rankings (they are ranked 87th, while the Lancers are ranked 26th).
Meanwhile, Thurston's undefeated season came to an end after five games on Thursday. They lost to Churchill at home by a 32-13 margin. The matchup marked the Colts' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Although Thurston took the loss, they still got scores from Ryan Roser and Noah Blair.
This is the second loss in a row for Crater and nudges their season record down to 3-2. As for Thurston, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.
Crater took a serious blow against Thurston in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 64-21. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Blair, who threw for 331 yards and four touchdowns. Now that Crater knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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