Football Game Preview: River View Panthers vs. Okanogan Bulldogs

By Team Reports Sep 25, 2024, 2:34pm

Football Preview: River View Panthers vs. Okanogan Bulldogs

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The River View Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Okanogan Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: River View has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Okanogan will arrive with 16 straight wins.

River View is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 47 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Goldendale on Friday. They took a blow against the Timberwolves, falling 48-7.

Meanwhile, Okanogan didn't have too much trouble with Lynden Christian on the road on Friday as they won 36-22.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Okanogan to victory, but perhaps none more so than Carter Kuchenbuch, who rushed for 94 yards and two touchdowns. Backing up that air attack was Tanner Grooms, who rushed for 87 yards.

He was just one part of a punishing run game: Okanogan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 334 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 231 rushing yards in 16 consecutive games dating back to last season.

River View's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Okanogan, their victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0.

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