The Rogers Pirates will head out to challenge the Colville Crimson Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Rogers 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 took down Pullman 28-14. The score was all tied up 14-14 at the break, but the Pirates were the (much) better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Colville had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They walked away with a 26-16 victory over the Knights.
Brock Benson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 61 yards and two touchdowns, while also catching a touchdown. Colville is undefeated when Benson posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Colville wouldn't let East Valley keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Colville can thank Braden Dunham and Logan Ottak for forcing both of them. The dominant performance also gave Ottak a new career-high in rushing yards.
The win got Rogers back to even at 3-3. As for Colville, their record is now 4-2.
Rogers suffered a grim 47-26 defeat to Colville in their previous matchup back in September of 2022. Thankfully for Rogers, Cale Roy (who threw for 275 yards and four touchdowns on only 18 passes, and also rushed for 38 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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