Football Preview: Entiat Tigers vs. Touchet Redhawks
The Entiat Tigers will square off against the Touchet Redhawks at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Entiat will be strutting in after a victory while Touchet will be coming in after a loss.
Entiat is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Yakama Nation Tribal: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Entiat blew Yakama Nation Tribal out of the water with an 82-6 final score. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 68-6.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Entiat to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ethan Fogelstrom, who threw for 210 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 31 yards and two touchdowns. Fogelstrom is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Another receiver making a difference was Noah Fogelstrom, who picked up 158 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Entiat wouldn't let Yakama Nation Tribal keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Entiat can thank Isauro Avelar-Olmos and Sebastian Sanchez for forcing both of them. The dominant performance gave Sanchez a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Touchet fell victim to Waitsburg and their airtight defense on Friday. They had to suffer through a 56-0 loss at the hands of the Cardinals.
Entiat's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Touchet, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Entiat took their victory against Touchet in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 36-12. Does Entiat have another victory up their sleeve, or will Touchet turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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