South Eugene is 0-4 against Crater since September of 2018 but things could change on Friday. The South Eugene Axe will host the Crater Comets at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
South Eugene is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 14th straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They had to suffer through a 48-0 loss at the hands of Churchill. While losing is never fun, the Axe can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon football rankings (they are ranked 126th, while the Lancers are ranked 21st).
Meanwhile, a victory for Crater just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against Willamette, falling 36-14.
South Eugene's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Crater, they dropped their record down to 4-4 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home.
South Eugene came up short against Crater when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 35-26. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Crater's Valentin Rodriguez, who rushed for 345 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 8.4 yards per carry. Now that South Eugene knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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