After soaring to 35 points the game before, Emerald Ridge was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They took a blow against the Sumner Spartans, falling 38-6. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington football rankings (they are ranked 31st, while the Spartans are ranked fifth).
Even if they lost, Emerald Ridge's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Elijah Wallace was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself.
Leading Sumner to victory were Steele Isaacs and Kainoa Grounds. Isaacs rushed for 77 yards and two touchdowns, while Grounds picked up 88 receiving yards and a touchdown.
The defeat snapped Emerald Ridge's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 5-3 record. As for Sumner, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-1.
Emerald Ridge wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 27-13 victory against Olympia on the 1st. As for Sumner, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 23-11 win against Graham-Kapowsin on the 1st.
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