Football Preview: Kennewick Lions vs. Enumclaw Hornets
The Kennewick Lions will welcome the Enumclaw Hornets at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Enumclaw better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Kennewick really get things going. Kennewick was the clear victor by a 29-9 margin over Peninsula last Friday. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington football rankings (they are ranked 22nd, while the Seahawks are ranked 94th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Enumclaw). They really took it to Southridge for the full four quarters, racking up a 77-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Hornets who have now won nine matches in a row.
Louis Chevalier was his usual excellent self, rushing for 224 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries, while also picking up 68 receiving yards and a touchdown. His longest rush was for an incredible 98 yards. Another player making a difference was Gavin Trachte, who threw for 172 yards and four touchdowns while completing 90% of his passes.
Enumclaw was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 339 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September.
Enumclaw pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 38.4 points. As for Kennewick, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-2.
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