Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only the Freeman Scotties walked away with it. They came out on top against Montesano by a score of 28-21 on Friday. Freeman pushed the score to 28-7 by the end of the third, a deficit Montesano cut but never quite recovered from.
Luke Whitaker was his usual excellent self, throwing for 148 yards and two touchdowns, while also catching a touchdown. Freeman also got a significant boost from Kanoa Rogan, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 109 yards.
The win was the third in a row for Freeman, bringing their record for this year to 8-3. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 39.7 points per game. As for Montesano, their loss ended a eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-1.
Freeman will face off against Lakeside at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lakeside will be coming into the game with an undefeated record on the line. Montesano does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
