Football Preview: Napavine Tigers vs. Okanogan Bulldogs
The Napavine Tigers will square off against the Okanogan Bulldogs at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Napavine comes in on nine and Okanogan on 26.
Napavine is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They strolled past Asotin with points to spare, taking the game 23-8. The Tigers pushed the score to 23-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Panthers cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, Okanogan's offense rose to the challenge against a Scotties defense that boasted an average of only 13.92 points allowed on Saturday. Okanogan came out on top against Freeman by a score of 36-26.
Carter Kuchenbuch continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 255 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.8 yards per carry. Those 255 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Steele Rico also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Okanogan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 488 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 166 rushing yards in 26 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Okanogan didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Brayden Meyer and Tanner Grooms.
Okanogan's win was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-0. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 6.2 points per game. As for Napavine, their victory bumped their record up to 11-2.
Napavine came up short against Okanogan in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 28-24. Can Napavine avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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