Football Preview: Sound Christian Lions vs. Wahkiakum Mules
Two dominant signal callers in Kona Resseau and Jayden Stoddard are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Sound Christian Lions will be playing in front of their home fans against the Wahkiakum Mules at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Sound Christian took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Everything went their way against Taholah as Sound Christian made off with a 56-34 win. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Lions considering their six-point performance the game before.
It was another big night for Sam Hunt, who rushed for 297 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry, and also picked up 128 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 66 yards. Another player making a difference was Avan Greenwood, who threw for 128 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wahkiakum). They claimed a resounding 84-6 victory over Evergreen Lutheran. The win was familiar territory for the Mules who have now won five contests in a row.
Stoddard was his usual excellent self, throwing for 135 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also rushing for 49 yards and a touchdown. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last five games he's played. Emory Filkowski was another key player, rushing for 46 yards and two touchdowns.
The victory got Sound Christian back to even at 4-4. As for Wahkiakum, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-3.
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