Football Preview: Wilbur-Creston-Keller Wildcats vs. Liberty Christian Patriots
Two dominant backs in Preston Michel and Charlie Branning are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Wilbur-Creston-Keller Wildcats will challenge the Liberty Christian Patriots at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. Both teams are still undefeated after 13-games, but that won't be the case come Friday.
Wilbur-Creston-Keller is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Everything went their way against Naselle as Wilbur-Creston-Keller made off with a 52-28 win. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won 12 games by 24 points or more so far this season.
Wilbur-Creston-Keller relied on the efforts of Michel, who gained 313 total yards and two touchdowns, and Kallen Maioho, who rushed for 122 yards and five touchdowns on only 15 carries. Maioho's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 109 rushing yards.
Wilbur-Creston-Keller was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 526 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Naselle only rushed for 248.
Meanwhile, Liberty Christian faced Almira-Coulee-Hartline in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Liberty Christian walked away with a 36-28 victory over Almira-Coulee-Hartline.
Branning continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 200 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per carry. Joey Isley also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Liberty Christian wouldn't let Almira-Coulee-Hartline keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Liberty Christian can thank Ryan Powell and Eli Isley for forcing both of them.
Liberty Christian pushed their record up to 13-0 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 40.8 points. As for Wilbur-Creston-Keller, their victory bumped their record up to 13-0.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Wilbur-Creston-Keller has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 403 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Liberty Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 230.3. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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