Curtis hasn't had much luck against Puyallup recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Curtis Vikings will venture away from home to challenge the Puyallup Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Curtis' defense has only allowed 11.6 points per game this season, so Puyallup's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Curtis and Sumner met for a duel on Friday where Curtis couldn't get it done. Curtis fell just short of Sumner by a score of 14-12. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Vikings have suffered against the Spartans since September 21, 2018.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Puyallup). They claimed a resounding 62-12 win over Rogers on the road. With that victory, the Vikings brought their scoring average up to 26.3 points per game.
Puyallup can attribute much of their success to Kyson Douglas, who gained 161 total yards and five touchdowns, and Luke Parker, who threw for 338 yards and four touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes. What's more, Douglas also racked up 91 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in October of 2023. Jayden Woodland was Parker's top target, picking up 108 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
This is the second loss in a row for Curtis and nudges their season record down to 4-3. As for Puyallup, their win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-4.
Curtis couldn't quite finish off Puyallup in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 and fell 20-17. Can Curtis avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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