Football Preview: Evergreen Lutheran Eagles vs. Naselle Comets
The Evergreen Lutheran Eagles have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Naselle Comets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Saturday, Evergreen Lutheran had to suffer through a 84-28 loss at the hands of Taholah.
Meanwhile, Naselle put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Sound Christian 64-6 at home. Fans of the Comets have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Naselle's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jack Strange, who rushed for 61 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 55 receiving yards and a touchdown. Another rusher making a difference was Gus Burkhalter, who rushed 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.
Evergreen Lutheran's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Naselle, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
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