Football Preview: Arlington Eagles vs. North Creek Jaguars
Arlington is on a four-game streak of home wins, while North Creek is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Arlington Eagles will host the North Creek Jaguars at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Arlington is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.9 points per game this season.
Arlington is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Washington's top teams: Lake Stevens, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Arlington was ranked seventh). Arlington strolled past Lake Stevens with points to spare last Friday, taking the game 28-14.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Arlington to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kaid Hunter, who picked up 110 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Hunter also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble, making four total tackles, and defending a pass. Leyton Martin was another key passer, throwing for 201 yards and three touchdowns.
Arlington didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Jace Graham, Eli Rae, and Jake Willis picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, North Creek was able to grind out a solid victory over Hazen on Saturday, taking the game 21-14.
North Creek has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 32.5 points per game. As for Arlington, their win bumped their record up to 8-1.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
