Football Preview: Puyallup Vikings vs. Rogers Rams
Puyallup has gone 9-0 against Rogers recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Puyallup Vikings will square off against the Rogers Rams at 7:00 p.m. Puyallup is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Puyallup will head into Thursday's contest on the come-up: they were handed a three-point loss in their last game, but they sure didn't let that happen against South Kitsap on Thursday. Puyallup claimed a resounding 42-14 victory over South Kitsap at home. The Vikings pushed the score to 42-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wolves cut but never quite recovered from.
Luke Parker was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 190 yards and five touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 69 yards on only eight carries. J?Isaiah Mitchell also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Puyallup didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jacek Garden and Jasiah Denmark.
Meanwhile, Rogers was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a blow against Sumner, falling 56-8. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington football rankings (they are ranked 97th, while the Spartans are ranked fifth).
Puyallup moved to 2-4 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Rogers, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 2-4.
Everything came up roses for Puyallup against Rogers in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 49-21 victory. In that matchup, Puyallup amassed a halftime lead of 49-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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