Grants Pass is 1-8 against Sheldon since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Grants Pass Cavemen are taking a road trip to challenge the Sheldon Irish at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Grants Pass' favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last six matchups.
Grants Pass is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Oregon's top teams: Sprague, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Grants Pass was ranked 24th). Grants Pass and Sprague were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but Grants Pass suffered a 41-40 defeat. The Cavemen's loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Sheldon put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past South Medford 45-10 on the road. Fans of the Irish have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
A big part of Sheldon's victory came down to the chemistry between Kelsen Sperry and his top target Jyce Jones. Sperry threw for 162 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes while Jones rushed for 74 yards on only six carries. The dominant performance also gave Sperry a new career-high in rushing yards.
Sheldon didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Cameron Gilhuber and Mana Tuioti. Tuioti is also on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played. Brody Thomas was another major factor on D, picking up two sacks and making nine total tackles.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sheldon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Grants Pass' defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-2. As for Sheldon, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-0.
Grants Pass was taken down by Sheldon 49-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Grants Pass, Colby Parosa (who rushed for 77 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 134 yards on eight of 14 attempts) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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