Barlow has gone 8-2 against Reynolds recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Barlow Bruins will host the Reynolds Raiders at 7:00 p.m. Barlow is out to stop a three-game streak of losses at home.
Last Friday, Barlow came up short against Clackamas and fell 21-13. While losing is never fun, the Bruins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon football rankings (they are ranked 73rd, while the Cavaliers are ranked 19th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Reynolds). They blew past David Douglas, posting a 62-7 win at home. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Raiders considering their six-point performance the match before.
Reynolds' win on Thursday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Elliot Bruce, who rushed for 58 yards, and also caught a touchdown. Those 58 rushing yards gave Bruce a new career-high. Another passer making a difference was Payton Chhay, who threw for 106 yards and two touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Reynolds was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 399 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 196 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Barlow's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Reynolds, their victory bumped their record up to 2-4.
Barlow didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Reynolds in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 13-7 win. Does Barlow have another victory up their sleeve, or will Reynolds turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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