Rainier Beach is 0-6 against Eastside Catholic since September of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Rainier Beach Vikings will be playing in front of their home fans against the Eastside Catholic Crusaders at 3:45 p.m. Rainier Beach will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Washington Rankings (they are ranked 99th, while Eastside Catholic is ranked eighth).
Rainier Beach's 8-2 record from last season is now well into the rear view mirror after another tough outing. Their tough 48-24 loss to Garfield on Friday might stick with them for a while.
Meanwhile, Eastside Catholic didn't have too much trouble with Seattle Prep on the road on Friday as they won 30-14. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Eastside Catholic.
Eastside Catholic's victory bumped their season record to 5-2 while Rainier Beach's defeat dropped theirs to 2-4.
Rainier Beach might still be hurting after the 41-21 loss they got from Eastside Catholic in their previous matchup back in October of 2022. Will Rainier Beach have more luck at home instead of on the road?