Football Preview: Wahkiakum Mules vs. Evergreen Lutheran Eagles
The Wahkiakum Mules will take on the Evergreen Lutheran Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Wahkiakum has four straight wins, Evergreen Lutheran has nine straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Wahkiakum's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 50-0 victory over Chief Leschi at home. The Mules might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 22 points or more this season.
Jayden Stoddard continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 180 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, while also throwing for 227 yards and four touchdowns on only 16 passes. Wahkiakum is 4-1 when Stoddard posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. Parker Leitz was Stoddard's top target, picking up 186 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wahkiakum was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 243 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 76.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've averaged 193.7.
Meanwhile, a win for Evergreen Lutheran just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 36-12 to Oakville.
Wahkiakum's victory bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Evergreen Lutheran, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
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