Douglas hasn't had much luck against South Umpqua recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Trojans will welcome the Lancers at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Douglas is returning home triumphant after the team finally put their road woes behind them against Coquille on Friday. The Trojans took their contest with ease, bagging a 35-8 victory over the Red Devils. With that win, the Trojans brought their scoring average up to 26 points per game.
Ryder Sawyer
| 10/03/25 vs Sutherlin | 137.8 |
| 10/10/25 vs Siuslaw | 114.4 |
| 10/17/25 @ Coquille | 110.9 |
| 09/19/25 @ Pleasant Hill | 76.1 |
| 09/26/25 vs Sisters | 69.6 |
| + 2 more games |
Ryder Sawyer and Jaden Burkhart were among the main playmakers for Douglas as the former rushed for 91 yards and one score on only 12 carries and the latter rushed for 89 yards and three touchdowns. Sawyer's passing game has become a key predictor of the Trojans' success: the team is 2-1 when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 1-3 otherwise.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Douglas was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 206 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Douglas' defense and their three sacks. Uriah Young refused to say out of the backfield, picking up 1.5 sacks all by himself.
Meanwhile, South Umpqua had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against Brookings-Harbor by a score of 34-21 on Friday. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Lancers' offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
The victory was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 3-4. As for South Umpqua, their win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 4-3.
Douglas came up short against South Umpqua in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, falling 17-6. Will the Trojans have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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