Madras White Buffaloes Football 18-28 Pleasant Hill

Pleasant Hill handed Madras a 28-18 football defeat Friday night in Tri-Valley Conference (4A) league action at Madras, Oregon, dropping the White Buffaloes to 1-5 on the season and 0-2 in conference play. The Billies came into town and controlled enough of the game to pull away with a 10-point margin, keeping Madras from building on any momentum it generated in a competitive effort. The White Buffaloes showed enough fight to put 18 points on the board, but turning stops into sustained drives proved difficult against a Pleasant Hill squad that kept pressure on throughout. With the loss, Madras faces a tightening path toward postseason relevance in the Tri-Valley Conference standings. The White Buffaloes will need to string together wins quickly as the regular season moves toward its final weeks. Madras returns to action next week looking to get its conference record on track and give the home faithful something to cheer about.