Heppner is 9-1 against Stanfield since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Heppner Mustangs will head out to challenge the Stanfield Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Heppner knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Stanfield likes a good challenge.
Heppner is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their matchup on the road two weeks ago with ease, bagging a 44-6 victory over Irrigon. Fans of the Mustangs have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Zach Brown went supernova for Heppner, rushing for 115 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Brown didn't just play on offense: he also made five total tackles and defended a pass. Another rusher making a difference was Alakae Rodriguez, who rushed for 44 yards and two touchdowns.
Heppner's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged five passes before it was all said and done. Caleb George led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. The dominant performance also gave Nickolas Wenberg a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Heppner was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 279 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 173 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Stanfield had to suffer through a 33-6 loss at the hands of Weston-McEwen/Griswold. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Tiger Scots recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Heppner's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Stanfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Heppner strolled past Stanfield when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a score of 42-28. The rematch might be a little tougher for Heppner since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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