On Friday, Arlington faced Lake Stevens in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Arlington Eagles enjoyed a cozy 28-14 win over the Lake Stevens Vikings. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Eagles also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2017.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Arlington to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kaid Hunter, who picked up 110 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Hunter also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble, making four total tackles, and defending a pass. Leyton Martin was another key signal caller, throwing for 201 yards and three touchdowns.
Arlington wouldn't let Lake Stevens keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Arlington can thank Hunter and Dirci Ngondo for forcing both of them.
Despite the loss, Lake Stevens had strong showings from Keagan Howard, who picked up 84 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and Kolton Matson, who threw for 218 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Matson a new career-high in rushing yards (64).
Arlington pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 46.5 points per game. As for Lake Stevens, the defeat snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 6-3 record.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Arlington will face off against North Creek at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Arlington's defense has only allowed 14.2 points per game this season, so North Creek's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Lake Stevens, they will challenge Tahoma at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Tahoma will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Lake Stevens surely won't give up without a fight.
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