Football Preview: Puyallup Vikings vs. South Kitsap Wolves
Puyallup is 7-0 against South Kitsap since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Puyallup Vikings will welcome the South Kitsap Wolves at 7:00 p.m. Puyallup is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Puyallup and Sumner met for a duel on Thursday where Puyallup had to take the L. Puyallup fell just short of Sumner by a score of 17-14. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington football rankings (they are ranked 51st, while the Spartans are ranked fifth).
Puyallup might have lost, but man, Kyson Douglas was a machine: he picked up 129 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 67 yards. Douglas torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 70 yards.
Even if they lost, Puyallup's defense still kept up the pressure with five sacks. Seanje' Finister was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up fourhimself. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 5.2 total tackles per game.
Meanwhile, South Kitsap ended up a good deal behind Curtis on Friday and lost 32-14. The Wolves have struggled against the Vikings recently, as their game on Friday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Puyallup's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for South Kitsap, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Puyallup strolled past South Kitsap in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a score of 17-0. Will Puyallup repeat their success, or does South Kitsap have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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