Football Preview: Naselle Comets vs. Evergreen Lutheran Eagles
The Naselle Comets are taking a road trip to square off against the Evergreen Lutheran Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Naselle has three straight victories, Evergreen Lutheran has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Naselle was fully in charge, breezing past Sound Christian 64-6 at home. With the Comets ahead 56-0 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Naselle got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jack Strange out in front who rushed for 61 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 55 receiving yards and a touchdown. Gus Burkhalter was another key rusher, rushing for 93 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Naselle was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 231 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 224 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Naselle's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Scott Henington and Strange.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 84-28, which was the final score in Evergreen Lutheran's tilt against Taholah on Saturday.
Naselle's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0. As for Evergreen Lutheran, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Naselle came out on top in a nail-biter against Evergreen Lutheran when the teams last played back in October of 2022, sneaking past 2-0. Will Naselle 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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