The Weston-McEwen/Griswold Tiger Scots are taking a road trip to challenge the Heppner Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Weston-McEwen/Griswold is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Oregon's top teams: Enterprise, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (Weston-McEwen/Griswold was ranked 25th). Weston-McEwen/Griswold took a 48-36 hit to the loss column at the hands of Enterprise on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (33), the Tiger Scots still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Heppner put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Stanfield 62-0 on the road. Fans of the Mustangs have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Heppner's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Alakae Rodriguez, who rushed for 57 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries. Rodriguez is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Joseph Albitre, who rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Heppner was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 319 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Heppner didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Caylan Proudfoot, Nickolas Wenberg, and Mason Orem picked up one apiece. Orem's posted a season-high passer rating of 177.1.
Weston-McEwen/Griswold's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 2-2. As for Heppner, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Weston-McEwen/Griswold strolled past Heppner in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 14-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Weston-McEwen/Griswold since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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