Football Preview: College Place Hawks vs. Wahluke Warriors
College Place and Wahluke are an even 4-4 against one another since October of 2016, but not for long. The College Place Hawks will take on the Wahluke Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. College Place will be strutting in after a win while Wahluke will be coming in after a defeat.
College Place headed into their last match having not scored more than 12 points for three straight, but Wapato let them put that streak behind them. College Place breezed by Wapato on the road to the tune of 63-34 on Friday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Hawks as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Trey Arlington was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 162 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 103 yards and four touchdowns. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 115.5 rushing yards per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, College Place was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 317 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Wahluke was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 24-8 bruising from Granger.
College Place's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Wahluke, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
College Place came up short against Wahluke when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 34-26. Can College Place avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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