The Puyallup Vikings will host the Yelm Tornados at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Yelm is hoping to do what Curtis couldn't on Friday: put an end to Puyallup's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Puyallup strolled past Curtis with points to spare, taking the game 49-35. Puyallup pushed the score to 42-21 by the end of the third, a deficit Curtis cut but never quite recovered from.
Puyallup got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Kyson Douglas out in front who rushed for 122 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Douglas has posted since back in October of 2023. Jayden Woodland also helped with four touchdowns in total.
Puyallup didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Jacek Garden, Markel Newell, Jasiah Denmark, and Woodland picked up one apiece. Garden has been hot recently, having also posted seven or more total tackles the last four times he's played.
Meanwhile, Yelm had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three last Thursday. They put the hurt on the Bears with a sharp 36-13 win. Considering the Tornados have won three matches by more than 22 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
The victory got Puyallup back to even at 4-4. As for Yelm, their record now sits at 7-1.
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