Two dominant backs in Cole Hachmeister and Luke Ortner are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Tualatin Timberwolves will take on the Jesuit Crusaders on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Tualatin's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They breezed past Tigard to the tune of 39-0. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Timberwolves' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Oregon football rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Tigers are ranked 40th).
Meanwhile, Jesuit had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33.6 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They blew past the Apollos 59-8. The Crusaders pushed the score to 52-8 by the end of the third, a deficit the Apollos had no chance of recovering from.
Jesuit's win came from a few key players Tualatin will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jack Wilson, who rushed for 100 yards and one score, and also threw for 111 yards and a pair of TDs on only six passes. Those 100 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Phineas Shiely, who rushed for 81 yards and one touchdown.
Jesuit was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 448 rushing yards. They are a perfect 6-0 when they've run for more than 200 yards.
Tualatin's record now sits at 6-3. As for Jesuit, their record is now 7-2.
Tualatin didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Jesuit in their previous meeting back in September, but they still walked away with a 13-7 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Ortner, who rushed for 211 yards and one score, and also picked up 40 receiving yards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Timberwolves still be able to contain Ortner? There's only one way to find out.
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