South Kitsap is 0-7 against Sumner since September of 2016 but things could change on Friday. The South Kitsap Wolves will be playing in front of their home fans against the Sumner Spartans at 7:00 p.m. South Kitsap is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games dating back to last season.
Last Friday, in a tight game that could have gone either way, South Kitsap made off with a 36-35 win over Central Kitsap.
Thomas Frei had an outrageously good game as he picked up 89 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 38 yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Brycen Clay was another key player, rushing for 139 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: South Kitsap was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 226 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 226 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
South Kitsap's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Boden Harvey and Josha Traslavina.
Meanwhile, Sumner is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of West Linn. Sumner fell 34-27 to West Linn. The loss was the Spartans' first of the season.
South Kitsap's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Sumner, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
South Kitsap was dealt a bruising 47-8 defeat at the hands of Sumner when the teams last played back in October of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point South Kitsap was down 32-0.
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