Two dominant signal callers in Drew Macdonald and Jacob Rainer are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Steilacoom Sentinels's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Prosser Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Steilacoom will head into Wednesday's matchup out to bounce back: they lost a heartbreaker last Wednesday after a huge 42-point win in their prior game. They fell just short of Fife by a score of 30-27. The loss continues a trend for the Sentinels in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now lost three in a row.
Steilacoom's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Austin Mazzone, who picked up 147 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and Macdonald, who threw for 252 yards and two touchdowns. Steilacoom is 5-1 when Mazzone posts 80 or more receiving yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Prosser entered their tilt with Selah last Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Vikings, posting a 48-21 victory. Considering the Mustangs have won three contests by more than 26 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Prosser had a senior duo take command as Rainer threw for 449 yards and six touchdowns while completing 90.9% of his passes and Landon Bailey picked up 227 receiving yards and five touchdowns. Those 227 receiving yards set a new season-high mark for Bailey.
Prosser didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Aaron Gonzalez and Autry Hoefer.
Prosser's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-3. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 43.8 points per game. As for Steilacoom, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.
Everything came up roses for Steilacoom against Prosser when the teams last played back in November of 2019, as the squad secured a 48-15 victory. In that match, Steilacoom amassed a halftime lead of 28-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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