Football Preview: Entiat Tigers vs. Garfield-Palouse Vikings
The Entiat Tigers will square off against the Garfield-Palouse Vikings on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Garfield-Palouse is hoping to do what Waterville/Mansfield couldn't on Friday: put an end to Entiat's winning streak (dating back to last season), which now stands at ten games. Entiat claimed a resounding 58-20 win over Waterville/Mansfield. 58 seems to be a good number for the Tigers as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Ethan Fogelstrom continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 248 yards and four touchdowns on only 18 passes, while also rushing for 107 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble, making seven total tackles (1.0 for loss), and defending three passes. Arthuro Delgado was another key player, rushing for 114 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries.
Entiat was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 240 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 186 rushing yards in ten consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Garfield-Palouse faced Wellpinit in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Garfield-Palouse simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Wellpinit 78-8. The Vikings' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Garfield-Palouse has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-5 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.7 points per game. As for Entiat, they pushed their record up to 9-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
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