The Libby Loggers are taking a road trip to face off against the Corvallis Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Libby is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Libby will head into Friday's matchup ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played last Friday but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed on Friday was a bit more commanding. They took a blow against Bigfork, falling 41-9. While losing is never fun, the Loggers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Montana football rankings (they are ranked 46th, while the Vikings & Valkyries are ranked eighth).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Corvallis, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They blew past Butte Central Catholic 60-21 at home on Friday. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Blue Devils just coasted through the last quarter.
Corvallis can attribute much of their success to Aydan Mayn, who rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and Solomon Morgan, who rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Mayn a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Corvallis was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 368 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Corvallis wouldn't let Butte Central Catholic keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Corvallis can thank Logan Avery and Camron Dela Rosa for forcing both of them. Dela Rosa is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Libby's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Corvallis, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Libby took a serious blow against Corvallis in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 44-0. Can Libby avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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