The South Eugene Axe are headed away from home for the first time to take on the North Eugene Highlanders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
South Eugene is leaving town to face North Eugene after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. South Eugene was outmatched by Thurston at home and fell 53-0. The Axe just can't catch a break and have now endured seven defeats in a row dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for North Eugene's offense. They had to suffer through a 28-0 loss at the hands of Willamette. The Highlanders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
South Eugene couldn't quite finish off North Eugene in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 and fell 43-40. Thankfully for South Eugene, Kelin Knutson (who threw for 274 yards and four touchdowns while completing 77.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 96 yards and two 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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