The Spanaway Lake Sentinels will challenge the Rogers Rams at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Spanaway Lake and six for Rogers.
On Thursday, Spanaway Lake lost to Graham-Kapowsin at home by a 28-12 margin. While losing is never fun, the Sentinels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington football rankings (they are ranked 92nd, while the Eagles are ranked ninth).
Spanaway Lake might have lost, but man, Malik Burns was a machine: he picked up 81 receiving yards and a pair of TDs.
Meanwhile, Rogers came up short against South Kitsap on Thursday and fell 42-35. Even if the Rams couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their offense, which had struggled int the games prior.
Spanaway Lake will need to focus on slowing down Jaden Kiblinger, one of several Rogers players who made an impact when they last played. He picked up 197 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Kiblinger's longest reception was for an incredible 77 yards. Another player making a difference was Rashard Boone, who threw for 406 yards and three TDs.
Rogers didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Lane Mahlum.
Spanaway Lake's record now sits at 2-6. As for Rogers, their record is now an identical 2-6.
Spanaway Lake couldn't quite get it done against Rogers in their previous meeting back in November of 2024 as they fell 56-49. Can the Sentinels avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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