The Sandy Pioneers will head out to take on the South Medford Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Sandy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 39-16 margin over McMinnville. Winning may never get old, but the Pioneers sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
It was another big night for Mataio Olomua, who rushed for 220 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. Those 220 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Caden Mcmahon, who rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown.
Sandy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 322 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, while South Medford put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Jefferson. South Medford breezed by Jefferson to the tune of 41-0. The contest marked the Panthers' most dominant victory of the season.
The win was the third in a row for South Medford, bringing their record for this year to 6-4. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.3 points per game. As for Sandy, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season.
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