Football Recap: Prosser Mustangs vs. Steilacoom Sentinels
Prosser entered their tilt with Steilacoom on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They took down the Steilacoom Sentinels 51-35. For the Mustangs, this counts as revenge for the 48-15 victory the Sentinels walked away with the last time they faced one another back in November of 2019.
Prosser's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jacob Rainer led the charge by throwing for 220 yards and five touchdowns while completing 87.1% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Rainer has been hot recently, having posted five or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Landon Bailey was Rainer's top target, picking up 83 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Prosser didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Tommy Morfin, Autry Hoefer, and Brody Buxton picked up one apiece.
Despite the loss, Steilacoom still got an impressive performance from Drew Macdonald, who threw for 405 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 64 yards and two touchdowns. Steilacoom is 4-1 when Macdonald posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.
Prosser pushed their record up to 7-3 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to rushing yards: they averaged an imposing 149.4 rushing yards in those games compared to only 149.4 in the others. As for Steilacoom, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-4.
As of now, neither Prosser nor Steilacoom have any future games scheduled.
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