The Bonney Lake Panthers are taking a road trip to face off against the Rogers Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bonney Lake will be strutting in after a win while Rogers will be coming in after a loss.
It was a proper cat-fight when Bonney Lake challenged Emerald Ridge on Thursday. The Panthers managed a 20-14 victory over the Jaguars.
The critical scores for Bonney Lake came from Gage Tannehill and Alex Slaughter.
Bonney Lake didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Emerald Ridge to a completion percentage of just 46.7%. The Panthers weren't nearly as limited: they posted one of 73.3%.
Bonney Lake's defense didn't let Avery Anderson, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for four sacks. Chris Conte refused to say out of the backfield, picking up two sacks all by himself.
Meanwhile, Rogers was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They fell 48-41 to Spanaway Lake. That's two games in a row now that the Rams have lost by exactly seven points.
Bonney Lake will need to focus on slowing down Rashard Boone, one of several Rogers players who made an impact when they last played. He threw for 334 yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in one TD on the ground. Rogers' leading receiver Carson Barnett was Boone's top target yet again, picking up 148 receiving yards and one score.
Bonney Lake's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-6. As for Rogers, their record now sits at 2-7.
Bonney Lake didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Rogers in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, but they still walked away with a 28-22 victory. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Rams have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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