The Mt. Rainier Rams will take on the Tahoma Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Mt. Rainier is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 58 points last Thursday, they were much more limited against Kentwood on Friday. They fell 14-10 to the Conquerors. The Rams haven't had much luck with the Conquerors recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Meanwhile, Tahoma had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 43 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They really took it to the Trojans for the full four quarters, racking up a 50-14 win. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Bears had established a 22-point advantage.
Mt. Rainier better keep an eye on Brady Bonnell. He was instrumental in Tahoma's win, rushing for 153 yards and two TDs on only 11 carries, while also throwing for 267 yards and four touchdowns. Bonnell's passing game has become a key predictor of the Bears' success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 1-2 otherwise. Averie Cabral was another key player, picking up 103 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
Mt. Rainier's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Tahoma, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 4-2.
Mt. Rainier took a serious blow against Tahoma in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, falling 57-19. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Rams were down 43-19.
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