The Marshfield Pirates will play host again on Friday to welcome the North Bend Bulldogs, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Marshfield focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four on Friday.
Marshfield is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Henley on Friday. Marshfield was dealt a 49-21 defeat at the hands of Henley. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon football rankings (they are ranked 107th, while the Hornets are ranked 26th).
Marshfield's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Kaleb Fox, who rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, and Hadyn Widdicombe, who gained 44 total yards and two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Marshfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 219 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 94.6 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've averaged 150.7.
Meanwhile, North Bend was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 19-18 to Hidden Valley. The game marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Marshfield dropped their record down to 1-7 with the loss, which was their fifth straight at home. As for North Bend, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Marshfield came up short against North Bend when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 21-12. Will Marshfield have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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