Astoria hasn't had much luck against Scappoose recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Astoria Fishermen will head out to take on the Scappoose Indians at 7:00 p.m.
Astoria is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Friday. They had to suffer through a 47-12 loss at the hands of Seaside.
Meanwhile, Scappoose entered their tilt with Tillamook on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They enjoyed a cozy 46-27 victory over the Cheesemakers. 46 seems to be a good number for the Indians as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Scappoose found their leader in underclassman Elijah Greenan Biggs, who rushed for 90 yards and three touchdowns. Those 90 rushing yards gave Greenan Biggs a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Max Nowlin, who threw for 302 yards and three touchdowns.
Scappoose didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Brayden Miller, Nolan Lennox, and Brandon Neilson picked up one apiece.
Astoria's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Scappoose, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Astoria took a serious blow against Scappoose in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 43-6. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Nowlin, who threw for 254 yards and four touchdowns while completing 84% of his passes. Now that Astoria knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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