It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Oregon can now relate to. They were beaten by the Princeton Tigers 40-8 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 242nd, while the Tigers are ranked 97th).
Princeton's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Casey Etheridge led the charge by rushing for 150 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. Etheridge's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 134 rushing yards. William Lott also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Oregon's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Princeton, they pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Oregon does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Princeton, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers dukes it out withKing at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Princeton: 13.3, King: 7.6) so any points scored will be well earned.
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