The McNary Celtics will head out on the road to square off against the Sheldon Irish at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. McNary has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with 12 straight losses, while Sheldon will come in with three straight victories.
McNary's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Sprague on Friday. They took a blow against the Olympians, falling 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 111th, while the Olympians are ranked 12th).
Meanwhile, Sheldon blew past North Medford, posting a 40-7 win on the road. 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.
One reason for the win was Sheldon's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. In that department, Luke Saraceno was the leader with three. 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 was dealt a bruising 63-6 loss at the hands of Sheldon when the teams last played back in September of 2023. 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? There's only one way to find out.
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