Football Preview: Tumwater Thunderbirds vs. WF West Bearcats
Tumwater is on a three-game streak of home wins, while WF West is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Thunderbirds will host the Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Tumwater is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Aberdeen: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Thunderbirds blew the Bobcats out of the water with a 55-20 final score. Given the Thunderbirds' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington football rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the Bobcats are ranked 100th) , the win on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Peyton Davis
| 10/17/25 vs Aberdeen | 178 |
| 10/10/25 @ Black Hills | 115 |
| 09/12/25 @ Bainbridge | 116 |
Peyton Davis had a dynamite game, rushing for 178 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per carry. Davis is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 115 every time he's taken the field this season. Tyler Briscoe was another key rusher, rushing for 56 yards and one TD.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Tumwater was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 280 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, while WF West put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Centralia. The Bearcats blew past the Tigers 70-0. The Bearcats' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
WF West's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Tumwater, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 6-1.
Everything came up roses for Tumwater against WF West in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as the squad secured a 52-0 win. Do the Thunderbirds have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bearcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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