Football Preview: River View Panthers vs. Okanogan Bulldogs
The River View Panthers will venture away from home to take on the Okanogan Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. River View, yet to win a game, are hoping to taste some of the success that has characterized Okanogan's (thus far) undefeated season.
River View is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 47 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Goldendale on Friday. They were outmatched by the Timberwolves on the road and fell 48-7.
Meanwhile, Okanogan strolled past Lynden Christian with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 36-22.
Okanogan got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Carter Kuchenbuch out in front who rushed for 94 yards and two touchdowns. Okanogan also got a significant boost from Tanner Grooms, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 87 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Okanogan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 334 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 231 rushing yards in 16 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
River View's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Okanogan, their win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0.
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