The North Bend Central Tigers will be defending their home-field for the first timethey go up against the Oakland-Craig Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
North Bend Central is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They lost 34-13 to Malcolm on Friday. The Tigers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 20-0.
Meanwhile, Oakland-Craig took care of business in their home opener on Friday (and then some). Everything went their way against Yutan as Oakland-Craig made off with a 34-14 victory.
Oakland-Craig had a senior duo take command as Braylon Anderson threw for 448 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 18.7 yards per attempt and Corbin Guill picked up 287 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Guill torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 71 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Oakland-Craig was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 500 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Yutan only gained 261.
North Bend Central took a serious blow against Oakland-Craig in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 48-12. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Anderson, who rushed for 101 yards and four touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for 120 yards while completing 73.3% of his passes. Now that North Bend Central knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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