The North Eugene Highlanders will head out on the road to challenge the Roseburg Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when North Eugene and Springfield meet (six straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Friday. The Highlanders and the Millers were almost perfectly matched up, but the Highlanders suffered a 35-34 loss. While the Highlanders had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Millers 13-0.
North Eugene might have lost, but man, D'Mariyae Ireland was a machine: he rushed for 135 yards and a pair of scores, and also threw for 236 yards on 14 of 27 attempts. Duncan Roudabush also helped out with an impressive 83 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Roseburg was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 26-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of Thurston.
Roseburg's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for North Eugene, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 3-2.
North Eugene was able to grind out a solid victory over Roseburg when the teams last played back in October of 2024, winning 28-21. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Indians' Kaden Austin, who picked up 99 receiving yards, and also rushed for 61 yards on only five carries. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for the Highlanders to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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