Willamina is 1-7 against Dayton since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Willamina Bulldogs will look to defend their home field against the Dayton Pirates at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Willamina came up short against Scio and fell 20-8. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Willamina might have lost, but man, Jacob Hadley was a machine: he rushed for 156 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Dayton entered their matchup against Taft on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Dayton took a hard 36-22 fall against Taft. The Pirates gained 160 more yards on the day, but it was the Tigers that made the best use of them.
Despite the defeat, Dayton got top-tier performance from Stephen Macias, who rushed for 205 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Dayton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 377 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 204 rushing yards in 16 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Willamina's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Dayton, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2.
Willamina was taken down by Dayton 44-6 when the teams last played back in October of 2021. Can Willamina avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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