The Darrington Loggers will head out to square off against the Quilcene Rangers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Darrington is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Washington's top teams: Tulalip Heritage, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Darrington was ranked 18th). Darrington fell 58-50 to Tulalip Heritage on Friday. The Loggers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Quilcene). They blew past Evergreen Lutheran, posting a 51-16 win at home. The result was nothing new for the Rangers, who have now won four matchups by 20 points or more so far this season.
Quilcene had a senior duo take command as Mason Iverson rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns and Andrew Perez-Lopez rushed for 43 yards and a touchdown. Iverson got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 87 yards. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Isaac Figueroa, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Quilcene was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 267 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 171 rushing yards in 12 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Quilcene didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Tyler Matheson, Robert Evans, and Tyler Wills picked up one apiece.
Darrington's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Quilcene, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
Everything came up roses for Darrington against Quilcene in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 56-14 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Perez-Lopez, who rushed for 182 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.6 yards per carry. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Darrington still be able to contain Perez-Lopez? There's only one way to find out.
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