Coquille/Pacific will square off against the Douglas Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Douglas took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Coquille/Pacific, who comes in off a win.
Coquille/Pacific will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up 12 points back in September, then bounced right back against Brookings-Harbor two weeks ago. Everything went Coquille/Pacific's way against Brookings-Harbor as Coquille/Pacific made off with a 41-20 victory. Coquille/Pacific pushed the score to 34-6 by the end of the third, a deficit Brookings-Harbor cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins dating back to last season, Douglas' good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They took a 38-30 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mapleton/Siuslaw. The contest marked the Trojans' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Ryder Sawyer, who threw for 301 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season. Nalo Driscoll was Sawyer's top target, picking up 91 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
The win got Coquille/Pacific back to even at 1-1. As for Douglas, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.
Coquille/Pacific strolled past Douglas in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 30-13. Does Coquille/Pacific have another victory up their sleeve, or will Douglas turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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