Football Preview: Quilcene Rangers vs. Evergreen Lutheran Eagles
Quilcene is 9-1 against Evergreen Lutheran since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Quilcene Rangers will welcome the Evergreen Lutheran Eagles at 1:00 p.m. Quilcene is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.6 points per game this season.
Quilcene's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They really took it to Muckleshoot Tribal for the full four quarters, racking up a 45-0 win on the road. The result was nothing new for the Rangers, who have now won three games by 20 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Andrew Perez-Lopez, who rushed for 50 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 71 yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 50 yards. Isaac Figueroa got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Quilcene didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Figueroa, Tyler Matheson, and Tyler Beukes picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Evergreen Lutheran was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat dating back to last season. They were dealt a 66-0 loss at the hands of Sound Christian.
The victory made it two in a row for Quilcene and bumps their season record up to 4-1. As for Evergreen Lutheran, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything came up roses for Quilcene against Evergreen Lutheran when the teams last played back in October of 2021, as the squad secured a 69-38 win. Will Quilcene repeat their success, or does Evergreen Lutheran have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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