Sandy has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the McMinnville Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Sandy's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat David Douglas 49-0. That looming 49-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Pioneers yet this season.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Mataio Olomua and Caden Mcmahon. Olomua rushed for 124 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry while Mcmahon rushed for 138 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. The dominant performance gave Mcmahon a new career-high in rushing yards.
Sandy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 314 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, McMinnville didn't have quite enough to beat North Salem on Friday and fell 34-31.
McMinnville has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-5 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 31.8 points per game. As for Sandy, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
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