Crescent hasn't had much luck against Neah Bay recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Crescent Loggers will look to defend their home field against the Neah Bay Red Devils at 1:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Crescent took a loss when they played away from home last Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They snuck past LaConner with a 56-50 win. Given the Loggers' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington football rankings (they are ranked 26th, while the Braves are ranked 275th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Neah Bay had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Loggers 60-6 on the road. The Red Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 48 points or more this season.
Neah Bay got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Tyler Swan out in front who rushed for 163 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.6 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards Swan has posted since back in September of 2023. Another back making a difference was Jodell Wimberly, who rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Neah Bay was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 440 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matchups.
Neah Bay wouldn't let Darrington keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force five fumbles. Joe Smith led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself.
Crescent now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Neah Bay, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Crescent was taken down by Neah Bay 66-18 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Swan, who rushed for 195 yards and four touchdowns on only nine carries. Now that Crescent knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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