The Ashland Grizzlies will venture away from home to square off against the Mazama Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Ashland has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Mazama will arrive with three straight victories.
Ashland is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Henley on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Ashland was dealt a 56-20 defeat at the hands of Henley. While losing is never fun, the Grizzlies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon football rankings (they are ranked 100th, while the Hornets are ranked 27th).
Meanwhile, everything went Mazama's way against North Bend on Friday as Mazama made off with a 55-32 win. The result was nothing new for the Vikings, who have now won three contests by 23 points or more so far this season.
Brody Van Gastel continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 303 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.6 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 74 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. Kai Otee Hunt was Van Gastel's top target, picking up 118 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mazama was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 201 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Mazama didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Hunt and Brody Mahon.
Ashland's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Mazama, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Ashland was dealt a bruising 57-26 defeat at the hands of Mazama when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Ashland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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