Football Preview: Puyallup Vikings vs. Skyview Storm
The Puyallup Vikings will venture away from home to challenge the Skyview Storm at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Puyallup took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They put the hurt on Evergreen with a sharp 37-13 win. The Vikings pushed the score to 37-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Plainsmen cut but never quite recovered from.
Kyson Douglas had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 80 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 45 receiving yards. Another player making a difference was Brayden Paulino, who threw for 217 yards and a touchdown.
Puyallup wouldn't let Evergreen keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Puyallup can thank Riley Perez and William Lorenz for forcing both of them.
Special teams also deserves some recognition, posting 12 points in total. All came courtesy of Braylon Bowie: he went 3-for-3 kicking field goals for nine points, and 3-for-3 again kicking extra points for an additional three.
Meanwhile, Skyview faced Graham-Kapowsin in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Skyview secured a 21-17 W over Graham-Kapowsin. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Storm.
The critical scores for Skyview came from Matthew Glaus, Gavin Packer, and Rex Allinger.
The victory got Puyallup back to even at 1-1. As for Skyview, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Puyallup couldn't quite finish off Skyview in their previous meeting back in November of 2022 and fell 14-11. Can Puyallup avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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