Prairie City/Burnt River are taking a road trip to face off against the Ione/Arlington Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Prairie City/Burnt River has five straight victories, Ione/Arlington has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Prairie City/Burnt River is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Oregon's top teams: Echo, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Prairie City/Burnt River was ranked fourth). Prairie City/Burnt River narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Echo 45-43. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for Prairie City/Burnt River, who until this match were averaging 12.6 points allowed.
Prairie City/Burnt River wouldn't let Echo keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Prairie City/Burnt River can thank Maison Teel and Asher Fite for forcing all of them. Teel is also crushing it when it comes to rushing touchdowns: he's punched in at least two every time he's taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Ione/Arlington lost to Mitchell/Spray/Wheeler on the road by a 24-6 margin on Friday.
Prairie City/Burnt River pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Ione/Arlington, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
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