The Capital Cougars are taking a road trip to challenge the Lakes Lancers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Capital sitting on three straight wins and Lakes on seven.
Capital's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat North Thurston 40-0. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 22 points or more this season.
Capital found their leader in sophomore Peter Lee, who rushed for 107 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries. Those three rushing touchdowns set a new season-high mark for Lee.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Capital proved: they limited North Thurston to a paltry 1.6 yards per carry. The Cougars' ground attack was stronger, having averaged 5.4.
Capital didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Brodie Laritz and Carter Armstrong.
Meanwhile, Lakes strolled past Timberline with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 28-12. The Lancers pushed the score to 28-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Blazers cut but never quite recovered from.
Capital better keep an eye on Korben Reed. He was instrumental in Lakes' win, rushing for 100 yards and a pair of TDs on only seven carries. Reed got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 53 yards.
Capital's record is now 5-2. As for Lakes, their record now sits at 7-0.
Capital was dealt a bruising 38-7 defeat at the hands of Lakes when the teams last played back in October of 2024. Can the Cougars avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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