The Roseburg Indians will challenge the Thurston Colts at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Roseburg will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up six points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Crater on Friday. Roseburg put the hurt on Crater with a sharp 34-8 victory.
Meanwhile, Thurston put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Springfield 39-7 at home. The Colts might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 32 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Thurston to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kyle Miller, who threw for 246 yards and three touchdowns. David Macdonald was another key receiver, picking up 91 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Thurston's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. In that department, Cruz Gray was the leader with two.
Roseburg now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Thurston, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Roseburg might still be hurting after the 44-20 loss they got from Thurston in their previous meeting back in October of 2015. Thankfully for Roseburg, Preston Fisher (who threw for 305 yards and four touchdowns, and also caught four touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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