The Oroville Hornets will square off against the Soap Lake Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
Oroville is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Washington's top teams: Entiat, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Oroville was ranked 23rd). Oroville was outmatched by Entiat at home and fell 58-30. The Hornets were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-16.
Meanwhile, after only 12 points in their last match, Soap Lake made sure to put some points up on the board against Pateros on Thursday. Soap Lake claimed a resounding 54-6 win over Pateros on the road. The contest marked the Eagles' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Soap Lake's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kyle Ayers, who rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Jairo Lopez, who threw for 85 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Soap Lake didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. Robby Fisher picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown.
Oroville's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Soap Lake, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Oroville was taken down by Soap Lake 28-0 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Will Oroville have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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