North Mason hasn't had much luck against Bainbridge recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The North Mason Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bainbridge Spartans at 7:00 p.m. North Mason's defense has only allowed 14.2 points per game this season, so Bainbridge's offense will have their work cut out for them.
North Mason's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when North Kitsap offense got past them. North Mason lost 35-14 to North Kitsap on Friday. That makes it the first time this season the Bulldogs have let down their home crowd.
Meanwhile, Bainbridge gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They managed an 18-14 win over Olympic. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Spartans.
Among those leading the charge was Jack Grant, who rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also threw for 255 yards on 16 of 29 attempts. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023. Isaiah Beyer was Grant's top target, picking up 185 receiving yards.
Bainbridge wouldn't let Olympic keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Bainbridge can thank Joseph Caron and Zach Ausmeier for forcing both of them. Ausmeier also set a new season high mark in total tackles with four.
Having lost for the first time this season, North Mason fell to 3-1. As for Bainbridge, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 3-1.
North Mason was dealt a bruising 41-0 loss at the hands of Bainbridge in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Grant, who rushed for 69 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 199 yards and three touchdowns. Now that North Mason knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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