Football Preview: Toppenish Wildcats vs. Ellensburg Bulldogs
Toppenish is 0-4 against Ellensburg since September of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Toppenish Wildcats will host the Ellensburg Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Toppenish will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Toppenish will head into Friday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 25-point they dealt Quincy on Friday. Toppenish blew past Quincy 42-17. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington football rankings (they are ranked 109th, while the Jackrabbits are ranked 222nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Toppenish's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jason Sanchez, who threw for 218 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground. Alek Zapien was Sanchez's top target, picking up 108 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 51 yards.
Meanwhile, Ellensburg was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat dating back to last season. They fell just short of Ephrata by a score of 9-6.
Toppenish's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Ellensburg, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Toppenish took a serious blow against Ellensburg in their previous meeting back in October of 2017, falling 42-0. Can Toppenish avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
