Bellingham is on a three-game streak of home losses, and Oak Harbor a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Thursday. The Bellingham Bayhawks will look to defend their home field against the Oak Harbor Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Bellingham has given up an average of 32.3 points per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Bellingham's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Squalicum on Thursday. They had to suffer through a 44-0 loss at the hands of the Storm. The shutout was out of character for the Bayhawks seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in September.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Oak Harbor). They took down Monroe 50-33 on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Wildcats considering their eight-point performance the contest before.
Oak Harbor's win came from a few key players Bellingham will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Dylan Ebersberger, who rushed for 45 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Joseph Lewis helped out on the ground, rushing for 101 yards.
Oak Harbor moved to 2-7 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Bellingham, they now have a losing record of 4-5.
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