The Oakesdale Nighthawks will head out on the road to challenge the Yakama Nation Tribal Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Wednesday, everything went Oakesdale's way against DeSales as Oakesdale made off with a 53-30 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Nighthawks.
Meanwhile, Yakama Nation Tribal came tearing into Wednesday's game with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 35 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 56-29 win over the Pirates.
Yakama Nation Tribal's victory was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-3. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.8 points per game. As for Oakesdale, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season.
Oakesdale came up short against Yakama Nation Tribal in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, falling 68-60. Can Oakesdale avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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