The West Linn Lions will square off against the Roosevelt Roughriders on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with West Linn sitting on 14 straight wins dating back to last season and Roosevelt on six.
Last Thursday, West Linn was fully in charge, breezing past Oregon City 49-14. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by 22 points or more this season.
Viggo Anderson and Sloan Baker were among the main playmakers for West Linn as the former rushed for 147 yards and four TDs on only 14 carries and the latter threw for 250 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Ashden Marquis did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 80 receiving yards.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something West Linn proved: they limited Oregon City to a paltry 0.8 yards per carry. The Lions didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 7.3.
Meanwhile, Roosevelt was able to grind out a solid victory over Grant on Friday, taking the game 20-10.
West Linn's win bumped their record up to 9-0. As for Roosevelt, their victory bumped their record up to 6-3.
Everything came up roses for West Linn against Roosevelt when the teams last played back in November of 2019, as the team secured a 70-29 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lions since the squad 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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