Football Preview: Puyallup Vikings vs. Yelm Tornados
The Puyallup Vikings will challenge the Yelm Tornados at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Last Friday, Puyallup didn't have too much trouble with Curtis as they won 49-35. Puyallup pushed the score to 42-21 by the end of the third, a deficit Curtis cut but never quite recovered from.
Puyallup's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kyson Douglas led the charge by rushing for 122 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Douglas has posted since back in October of 2023. Another pass catcher making a difference was Jayden Woodland, who picked up 93 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Puyallup didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Jacek Garden, Markel Newell, Jasiah Denmark, and Woodland picked up one apiece. Garden is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last four games he's played.
Meanwhile, everything went Yelm's way against Olympia on Thursday as Yelm made off with a 36-13 win. The Tornados might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 23 points or more this season.
The victory got Puyallup back to even at 4-4. As for Yelm, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.
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