The Heppner Mustangs will be playing at home against the Nestucca Bobcats at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Heppner's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last seven games.
Heppner's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 56-0 win over Grant Union. The Mustangs have beaten the Prospectors the last nine times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Prospectors has come to flipping the script.
Alakae Rodriguez continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 110 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only eight carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another rusher making a difference was Caleb George, who rushed for 50 yards and one TD.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Heppner was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 340 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 170 rushing yards in ten consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Nestucca challenged Clatskanie on Friday. The Bobcats took an 18-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tigers.
Heppner's record is now 9-0. As for Nestucca, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3.
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