The Marshfield Pirates will head out on the road to face off against the Mazama Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses dating back to last season for Marshfield and three for Mazama.
Marshfield is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell to Junction City 26-22.
Although Marshfield took the loss, they still got scores from Jaden Tice, Hadyn Widdicombe, and Carter Mcgriff.
Marshfield wouldn't let Junction City keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Marshfield can thank Jamison Batdorff and Lucas Folau for forcing both of them. Folau also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten.
Meanwhile, Mazama had to suffer through a 36-6 loss at the hands of Yreka. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Vikings came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 72nd in Oregon, while the Miners are ranked 416th in California).
Marshfield's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Mazama, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Marshfield didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Mazama when the teams last played back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 26-20 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marshfield since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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