The Rainier Mountaineers will head out on the road to square off against the Morton/White Pass Timberwolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Rainier beat Raymond/South Bend 43-34.
Meanwhile, Morton/White Pass got the win against White Swan on Friday by a conclusive 50-26. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Timberwolves.
Morton/White Pass' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Logan Mays led the charge by rushing for 141 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. Mays' longest rush was for an impressive 62 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another back making a difference was Kohen Ingalsbe, who rushed for 121 yards on only 12 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Morton/White Pass was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 305 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
The win got Rainier back to even at 1-1. As for Morton/White Pass, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-0.
Everything went Rainier's way against Morton/White Pass in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as Rainier made off with a 52-26 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Morton/White Pass' Judah Kelly, who rushed for 129 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, and also threw for 177 yards and a touchdown on only 11 passes. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Rainier still be able to contain Kelly? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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