Football Preview: Bainbridge Spartans vs. Anacortes Seahawks
Two dominant signal callers in Jack Grant and Brady Beaner are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Bainbridge Spartans are taking a road trip to challenge the Anacortes Seahawks at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Bainbridge sitting on three straight wins and Anacortes on four.
Bainbridge is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They came out on top against Clarkston by a score of 38-26.
Bainbridge found their leader in sophomore Nate Putman, who threw for 224 yards and four touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Putman a new career-high in rushing yards (15). A healthy portion of Putman's aerial production (135 yards to be exact) went to Rowan Meek.
Bainbridge didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Zach Ausmeier and Aj Larsen.
Meanwhile, Anacortes won against Marysville-Pilchuck two weeks ago with 77 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Anacortes claimed a resounding 77-12 victory over Foster. The result was nothing new for the Seahawks, who have now won eight matches by 28 points or more so far this season.
Beaner continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 141 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, while also throwing for 268 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. His longest rush was for an impressive 58 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Rylin Lang was another key player, picking up 97 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Anacortes was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 334 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Anacortes' win was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 35.1 points. As for Bainbridge, their record now sits at 8-2.
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