Football Preview: Libby Loggers vs. Corvallis Blue Devils
The Libby Loggers will head out to face off against the Corvallis Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Libby focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four on Friday.
Libby will head into Friday's contest ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played two weeks ago but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed on Friday was a bit more commanding. They took a blow against Bigfork, falling 41-9. The Loggers have struggled against the Vikings & Valkyries recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Corvallis, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They blew past Butte Central Catholic 60-21 at home on Friday. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Blue Devils just coasted through the last quarter.
Aydan Mayn and Solomon Morgan were among the main playmakers for Corvallis as the former rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries and the latter rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Morgan a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Corvallis was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 368 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Corvallis wouldn't let Butte Central Catholic keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Corvallis can thank Logan Avery and Camron Dela Rosa for forcing both of them. Dela Rosa is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Libby's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Corvallis, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Libby was taken down by Corvallis 44-0 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Libby avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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