The Corvallis Blue Devils will take on the Libby Loggers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Libby took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Corvallis, who comes in off a win.
Corvallis is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Butte Central Catholic 60-21 at home on Friday. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 46-14.
Corvallis had a senior duo take command as Aydan Mayn rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries and Solomon Morgan rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown. Morgan's longest rush was for an incredible 75 yards.
Corvallis wouldn't let Butte Central Catholic keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Corvallis can thank Logan Avery and Camron Dela Rosa for forcing both of them. Dela Rosa is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Corvallis was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 368 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Libby was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a blow against Bigfork, falling 41-9. While losing is never fun, the Loggers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Montana football rankings (they are ranked 46th, while the Vikings & Valkyries are ranked eighth).
The win got Corvallis back to even at 2-2. As for Libby, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Friday's game might be decided in the trenches. Corvallis has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 169.2 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Libby, though, as they've been averaging only 84.2. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Everything came up roses for Corvallis against Libby in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 44-0 victory. Does Corvallis have another victory up their sleeve, or will Libby turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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