PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles gave North Kitsap a scare before falling 26-10 on senior night at Civic Field.

The Roughriders (2-3, 4-4) played the seventh-ranked Vikings (5-0, 8-0) closer than any team has this season and are the first Olympic League team to lose to North Kitsap by less than 20 points.

Port Angeles held a 7-6 lead a few minutes before halftime Oct. 24, but North Kitsap’s Kyle North scored one of his four touchdowns to give the Vikings a 12-7 lead at the break.

North added two more in the second half, while the Riders could only put up three more points on a field goal by Ryan Beck.

North finished with 17 carries for 187 yards. He also caught one pass for a 52-yard gain.

North Kitsap outgained the Riders 400 to 159.

Port Angeles is still alive in the postseason race.

The Riders face Kingston (1-4, 1-7) on the road next week. A win, coupled with a Sequim win over Bremerton, would set up a mini-playoff with the Wolves and North Mason (3-3, 4-4), which one its league finale over Bremerton 21-14 on Friday night, for the Olympic League’s third and fourth postseason berths.

If Port Angeles wins and Sequim (2-3, 4-4) loses, the Riders would claim the Olympic League’s fourth spot at districts.

The Vikings head for a clash with Olympic (5-0, 6-2) that will determine the Olympic League champion this Friday in Poulsbo.

But they will do so without starting quarterback Alex Allbee, who suffered a broken collar bone against Port Angeles.

The Trojans, meanwhile, made a strong statement heading into the showdown with a 39-0 win over Sequim on Friday.