Quilcene has been away from home for two games now, but on Saturday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Charles Wright Tarriers at 1:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Quilcene is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Washington's top teams: Neah Bay, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Quilcene was ranked 14th). Quilcene fell 34-26 to Neah Bay on Friday. The loss was the Rangers' first of the season.
Despite the loss, Quilcene had strong showings from Andrew Perez-Lopez, who rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry, and Mason Iverson, who rushed for 48 yards and a touchdown. Perez-Lopez also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making six total tackles and defending a pass.
Even though they lost, Quilcene was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 203 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 172 rushing yards in nine consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Charles Wright was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 48-42 to Darrington.
Charles Wright wouldn't let Darrington keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Charles Wright can thank James Cole and Henry Zhang for forcing both of them.
Having lost for the first time this season, Quilcene fell to 2-1. As for Charles Wright, they dropped their record down to 1-2 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Quilcene came out on top in a nail-biter against Charles Wright in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, sneaking past 2-0. Will Quilcene repeat their success, or does Charles Wright have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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