The Willamette Wolverines will challenge the North Medford Black Tornado at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Willamette has five straight victories, North Medford has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Willamette is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Oregon's top teams: West Salem, who was ranked 17th at the time (Willamette was ranked 21st). The Wolverines came out on top against the Titans by a score of 19-10 on Friday. The 19-point effort marked the Wolverines' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Willamette found their leader in sophomore Zeke Thomas, who threw for 216 yards and a pair of TDs while completing 78.6% of his passes, and also rushed for 64 yards on only seven carries. The Wolverines' leading receiver Hunter Vaughn was Thomas' top target yet again, picking up 90 receiving yards and one touchdown.
Meanwhile, North Medford came up short against Wilsonville on Friday and fell 17-6.
Willamette's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for North Medford, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Willamette might still be hurting after the 45-19 defeat they got from North Medford in their previous matchup back in October of 2017. Can the Wolverines avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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