The Crane Mustangs will face off against the Powder Valley Badgers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Crane has given up an average of 41.6 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Crane's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Adrian on Friday. They were beaten by the Antelopes 73-0. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon football rankings (they are ranked 40th, while the Antelopes are ranked first).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Powder Valley). They simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat Prairie City/Burnt River 54-24. The Badgers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 28 points or more this season.
The win made it two in a row for Powder Valley and bumps their season record up to 6-3. The victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 24 points in those games. As for Crane, they dropped their record down to 2-7 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight at home.
Crane couldn't quite finish off Powder Valley when the teams last played back in September and fell 34-32. Can the Mustangs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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