Football Preview: Washougal Panthers vs. Olympic Trojans
The Washougal Panthers will take on the Olympic Trojans at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Washougal will bounce into Friday's match after beating Hockinson, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Washougal took down Hockinson 35-20 on Friday. With that win, the Panthers brought their scoring average up to 27 points per game.
Washougal was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 212 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 65.8 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 200.4.
Meanwhile, Olympic entered their tilt with Port Angeles on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Roughriders 48-6. The Trojans' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Chace Webster continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 125 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Donovan Weaver was in the mix too, providing Olympic with two touchdowns.
Olympic didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Mario Casillas and Gavin Wells.
Washougal pushed their record up to 6-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 35.3 points per game. As for Olympic, their record now sits at 7-2.
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