The Harrisburg Eagles will venture away from home to square off against the Monroe Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Monroe took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Harrisburg, who comes in off a win.
Harrisburg took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They breezed past Central Linn to the tune of 46-13. The contest marked the Eagles' most dominant win of the season.
Chase Herrera produced another solid effort rushing for 201 yards and one touchdown, while also picking up 65 receiving yards and one TD. Brody Phillips was another key player, gaining 121 total yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Harrisburg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 303 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 36 points the game before, Monroe was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They took a blow against Lowell, falling 76-6. While losing is never fun, the Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon football rankings (they are ranked 64th, while the Devils are ranked 19th).
Harrisburg's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Monroe, they moved to 3-4 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
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