Football Game Preview: Seattle Prep Panthers vs. Garfield Bulldogs

The Seattle Prep Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Garfield Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Seattle Prep is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 58 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Eastside Catholic on Friday. They were beaten by the Crusaders 41-9. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Crusaders recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.

Meanwhile, Garfield took a blow against Bishop Blanchet on Friday, falling 48-8. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington football rankings (they are ranked 216th, while the Bears are ranked 96th).

Garfield's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Seattle Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.

Everything came up roses for Seattle Prep against Garfield in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 35-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.