| 10/25/24 - Home | 17-6 W |
| 09/08/23 - Away | 46-22 W |
| 09/09/22 - Home | 61-6 W |
| 03/12/21 - Away | 48-32 W |
| 11/01/19 - Home | 48-12 W |
| + 4 more games |
South Umpqua is 8-1 against Douglas since October of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Lancers will square off against the Trojans at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, South Umpqua turned things around against Brookings-Harbor on Friday. They walked away with a 34-21 victory over the Bruins. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Lancers' offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
Douglas not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since September 20, 2024 (when they won 41-0). They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Coquille 35-8. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Trojans had established a 20-point advantage.
South Umpqua better focus on containing Ryder Sawyer and Jaden Burkhart as the pair were huge in Douglas' win. Sawyer rushed for 91 yards and one score on only 12 carries, while Burkhart rushed for 89 yards and three touchdowns. Those three rushing touchdowns gave Burkhart a new career-high.
Douglas was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 206 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Douglas' defense and their three sacks. Uriah Young refused to say out of the backfield, picking up 1.5 sacks all by himself.
South Umpqua now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Douglas, the win was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 3-4.
South Umpqua beat Douglas 17-6 in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lancers 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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