The McNary Celtics will venture away from home to challenge the Sheldon Irish at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: McNary has struggled recently with 12 losses in a row, while Sheldon will arrive with three straight victories.
McNary's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Sprague on Friday. They were outmatched by the Olympians at home and fell 42-0. While losing is never fun, the Celtics can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon football rankings (they are ranked 110th, while the Olympians are ranked 14th).
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Sheldon on the road against North Medford on Friday as the team secured a 40-7 win. 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.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Sheldon's defense and their five sacks. Luke Saraceno was especially locked on to North Medford's QB and sacked him three times. Brody Borrevik was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making six total tackles in addition to snagging an interception.
McNary's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Sheldon, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
McNary took a serious blow against Sheldon in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 63-6. Thankfully for McNary, Colby Parosa (who rushed for 43 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 207 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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