Football Preview: North Beach Hyaks vs. Naselle Comets
The North Beach Hyaks are taking a road trip to square off against the Naselle Comets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. North Beach is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Friday, North Beach had to suffer through a 84-30 loss at the hands of Taholah.
Meanwhile, Naselle put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Evergreen Lutheran on the road to the tune of 88-0. Given the Comets' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington football rankings (they are ranked third, while the Eagles are ranked 47th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Naselle's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jack Strange, who rushed for 104 yards and three touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Caiden Burke, who rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Naselle was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 341 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 224 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
North Beach's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Naselle, their win bumped their record up to 4-0.
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