Football Preview: Okanogan Bulldogs vs. Warden Cougars
The Okanogan Bulldogs will host the Warden Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Okanogan will be looking to keep their 13-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Okanogan is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Lake Roosevelt, posting a 78-8 win. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington football rankings (they are ranked 50th, while the Raiders are ranked 265th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wesley Allen was his usual excellent self, rushing for 101 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. Those 101 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Carter Kuchenbuch was another key player, gaining 53 total yards and two touchdowns.
Okanogan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 447 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 231 rushing yards in 22 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Okanogan didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Tanner Grooms led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Meanwhile, a victory for Warden just wasn't in the cards two weeks ago as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 42-8 loss at the hands of Granger. That makes it the first time this season the Cougars have let down their home crowd.
This is the second loss in a row for Warden and nudges their season record down to 5-3. As for Okanogan, their record is now 9-0.
Okanogan came up short against Warden in their previous matchup back in September of 2019, falling 48-44. Thankfully for Okanogan, Ryan Arredondo (who threw for 424 yards and seven touchdowns while picking up 14.1 yards per attempt) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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