The Bethel Bison will challenge the Emerald Ridge Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Bethel is leaving town to face Emerald Ridge after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Bethel was dealt a 35-7 defeat at the hands of Bellevue on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Bison can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington football rankings (they are ranked 53rd, while the Wolverines are ranked first).
Meanwhile, Emerald Ridge had to kick off their season on the road on Friday, but they showed no ill effects. They strolled past Kentwood with points to spare, taking the game 24-6.
Emerald Ridge's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Logan Lipscomb led the charge by picking up 88 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Emerald Ridge also got a significant boost from Joshua Moultrie, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 101 yards.
Bethel was taken down by Emerald Ridge 49-14 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Bethel, Jake Schakel (who threw for 377 yards and six touchdowns while completing 82.6% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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