On Friday, the Willamina Bulldogs were within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 18-13 to the Newport Cubs.
When it comes to explaining why Willamina lost, don't look at Jacob Hadley. Despite the final result, he rushed for 200 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards Hadley has posted since back in October of 2023.
Even though they lost, Willamina was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 89 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three games they've averaged 151.3.
Willamina didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Landon Shrabel and Jacob Bazzy.
Willamina's loss was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Newport, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-6.
As of now, neither Willamina nor Newport have any future games scheduled.
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