Football Preview: Quilcene Rangers vs. Neah Bay Red Devils
The Quilcene Rangers will venture away from home to take on the Neah Bay Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neah Bay took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Quilcene, who comes in off a win.
Last Saturday, Quilcene humbled Concrete with a 41-6 victory. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Rangers just coasted through the last quarter.
Quilcene's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Andrew Lopez, who rushed for 73 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and also threw for 101 yards and a touchdown while completing 80% of his passes. Robert Evans was in the mix too, providing Quilcene with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Quilcene was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 212 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 172 rushing yards in eight consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Neah Bay was beaten by Liberty Christian 60-16 on Saturday. The loss was the Red Devils' first of the season.
Quilcene's record is now 2-0. As for Neah Bay, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Quilcene took a serious blow against Neah Bay in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 54-14. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Neah Bay's Jodell Wimberly, who rushed for 166 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.4 yards per carry. Now that Quilcene knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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