On Friday, the Ontario Tigers were within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 51-47 to the Ashland Grizzlies. The Tigers were down 45-20 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Jacob Ortega was a one-man wrecking crew for Ashland as he rushed for 214 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.9 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Ortega a new career-high in rushing yards. Jojo Harrower was another key player, rushing for 78 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries.
Ontario's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Ashland, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Ontario will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on La Grande at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th. As for Ashland, they will be playing at home against Enterprise at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Enterprise has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 117 points over their last three matchups.
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