Football Preview: Inchelium Hornets vs. Wilbur-Creston-Keller Wildcats
The Inchelium Hornets will square off against the Wilbur-Creston-Keller Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Inchelium is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Washington's top teams: Mary Walker, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Inchelium was ranked 12th). Inchelium never let Mary Walker onto the board and left with a 64-0 win on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hornets.
Meanwhile, Wilbur-Creston-Keller put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Garfield-Palouse at home to the tune of 74-18. Fans of the Wildcats have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Preston Michel was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 308 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per carry, and also threw for 113 yards and two touchdowns on perfect 7-for-7 passing. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Kallen Maioho was another key player, gaining 157 total yards and a touchdown.
Inchelium now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Wilbur-Creston-Keller, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Inchelium was dealt a bruising 80-32 defeat at the hands of Wilbur-Creston-Keller in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Inchelium avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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