The Pilot Rock Rockets will head out on the road to take on the Imbler Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pilot Rock has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with seven straight losses, while Imbler will come in with three straight wins.
On Thursday, Pilot Rock took a blow against Elgin, falling 58-12. While losing is never fun, the Rockets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon football rankings (they are ranked 67th, while the Huskies are ranked 19th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Imbler). They claimed a resounding 52-12 victory over Lyle/Wishram/Klickitat/Glenwood. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Panthers with their most commanding win of the season.
Imbler's win bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Pilot Rock, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Pilot Rock took a serious blow against Imbler in their previous meeting back in September of 2022, falling 44-8. Can the Rockets avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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