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The Lynnwood Royals will take on the Sultan Turks at 8:00 p.m. on Friday.
Lynnwood is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell 26-14 to Mariner on Friday. The Royals have struggled against the Marauders recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Lynnwood might have lost, but man, Ty Jensen was a machine: he rushed for 63 yards and one score on only five carries, and also picked up 38 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Sultan, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They walked away with a 28-19 win over Cedar Park Christian on Friday.
Lynnwood better keep an eye on Julio Vargas Jr. He was instrumental in Sultan's win, picking up 110 receiving yards and one touchdown, while also rushing for 61 yards and one TD. That's the most receiving yards Vargas Jr has posted since back in September of 2024. Another player making a difference was Timothy Dilger, who rushed for 120 yards on only 15 carries.
Sultan's run defense was locked in: Cedar Park Christian could only muster 2.6 yards per carry. The team can thank Landyn Jovee for the heroic effort on defense: he. Sultan didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 7.3.
Sultan didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Hunter Swanberg, Jordan Kelso, and Reid Whitmarsh picked up one apiece.
Sultan's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Lynnwood, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Lynnwood was taken down by Sultan 42-14 in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Turks' Hunter Ansell, who rushed for 106 yards and a pair of scores. Now that the Royals know 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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