The West Linn Lions will venture away from home to challenge the Lake Oswego Lakers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. West Linn will come into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
West Linn is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Oregon's top teams: Lakeridge, who was ranked fifth at the time (West Linn was ranked first). The Lions came out on top against the Pacers by a score of 30-20 on Friday. The 30-point effort marked the Lions' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Lake Oswego made easy work of Tigard on Friday and carried off a 45-21 victory. The win continues a trend for the Lakers in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won five in a row.
West Linn's victory bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Lake Oswego, their win bumped their record up to an identical 6-0.
West Linn strolled past Lake Oswego in their previous meeting back in November of 2024 by a score of 44-30. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was the Lakers' Lamarcus Bell, who rushed for 88 yards and two scores, and also picked up 35 receiving yards and one TD. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Lions still be able to contain Bell? There's only one way to find out.
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