Football Preview: Wellpinit Redskins vs. Odessa Tigers
The Wellpinit Redskins will challenge the Odessa Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Wellpinit is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Washington's top teams: Almira-Coulee-Hartline, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Wellpinit was ranked 15th). Wellpinit had to suffer through a 48-14 loss at the hands of Almira-Coulee-Hartline. The contest marked the Redskins' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, Odessa's undefeated season came to an end after five games on Friday. They lost 78-54 to Wilbur-Creston-Keller. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (36), the Tigers still had to take the loss.
Wellpinit's loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-2. As for Odessa, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.
Wellpinit took their win against Odessa when the teams last played back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 54-28. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wellpinit since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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