Football Preview: Puyallup Vikings vs. Curtis Vikings
Puyallup is 8-2 against Curtis since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Puyallup Vikings will host the Curtis Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Puyallup is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.3 points per game this season.
Puyallup is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Rogers: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Puyallup blew Rogers out of the water with a 62-12 final score. Considering the Vikings have won three contests by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Puyallup's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Kyson Douglas, who gained 161 total yards and five touchdowns, and Luke Parker, who threw for 338 yards and four touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes. Douglas torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 70 yards. Jayden Woodland was Parker's top target, picking up 108 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Curtis and Sumner met for a duel on Friday where Curtis had to take the L. Curtis fell just short of Sumner by a score of 14-12. 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 38th, while the Spartans are ranked fifth).
Puyallup's victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-4. As for Curtis, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-3.
Puyallup skirted past Curtis 20-17 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Curtis' Rocco Koch, who rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 85 yards and a touchdown while completing 85.7% of his passes. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Puyallup to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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