The Rogue River Chieftains are on the road again on Friday to play the Tulelake Honkers at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Friday, Rogue River took a blow against Culver, falling 52-6.
Meanwhile, Tulelake faced Branson in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Tulelake fell to Branson 36-30. Despite 107 more yards than the Bulls, the Honkers couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Despite their loss, Tulelake saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Xavier Silva, who rushed for 129 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 146 yards and a touchdown, was perhaps the best of all. The dominant performance gave Silva a new career-high in rushing yards. Danny Garcia was Silva's top target, rushing for 145 yards while picking up 8.1 yards per carry, and also picking up 47 receiving yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Tulelake was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 289 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 200 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Tulelake wouldn't let Branson keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Silva was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Rogue River now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Tulelake, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
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