Football Preview: Naselle Comets vs. Evergreen Lutheran Eagles
The Naselle Comets are taking a road trip to take on the Evergreen Lutheran Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Naselle has three straight victories, Evergreen Lutheran has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Naselle humbled Sound Christian with a 64-6 victory. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 56-0.
Naselle's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jack Strange led the charge by rushing for 61 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 55 receiving yards and a touchdown. Gus Burkhalter was another key rusher, rushing for 93 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 231 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 224 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Naselle's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Scott Henington and Strange.
Meanwhile, Evergreen Lutheran was beaten by Taholah 84-28 on Saturday.
Naselle's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0. As for Evergreen Lutheran, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Naselle skirted past Evergreen Lutheran 2-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2022. Will Naselle repeat their success, or does Evergreen Lutheran have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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